Industrial production growth slowed to 0.3% year-on-year in January, from 1.0% in December. The deceleration reflected a sharper contraction in...
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New Zealand: Government approves record stimulus package to buttress economy against coronavirus blow On 17 March, the government unveiled a NZD 12.1 billion stimulus package, including both tax cuts and additional spending in... -
Russia: Industrial production gains traction in February Industrial output jumped 3.3% year-on-year in February, accelerating from January’s 1.1% increase and marking the strongest expansion since September 2019.... -
United States: Retail sales fall sharply in February as covid-19 contagion stifles shopping Nominal retail sales fell 0.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in February, falling from January’s upwardly revised 0.6% rise (previously reported:... -
Turkey: Central Bank cuts policy rate and introduces new liquidity measures in emergency meeting in March The Central Bank moved forward its scheduled meeting by two days to 17 March in response to the coronavirus outbreak.... -
Singapore: Non-oil exports recover in February, but outlook clouded by the coronavirus Singapore’s external sector recovered in February from a poor start to the year, with non-oil domestic exports (NODX) expanding 3.0%... -
Kenya: Inflation jumps to ten-month high February Consumer prices increased 1.38% over the previous month in February, up markedly from January’s 0.31% rise, and marking the fastest... -
Belarus: Industrial production edges down in February Industrial production fell 0.8% on an annual basis in February, following a marked 5.8% dip in the opening month of... -
United Kingdom: Employment surges in November–January, but good times unlikely to last The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9% in November–January, although employment continued to soar, up by 184,000 quarter-on-quarter and beating... -
China: New yuan loans disappoint in February, while M2 growths jumps to two-year high In February, Chinese banks distributed CNY 906 billion (USD 130 billion) in new yuan loans. The reading came in well...