Exports dropped 1.6% year-on-year in March, contrasting February’s 0.6% increase. The fall was mainly driven by a collapse of oil...
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United States: Home price growth hits over one-year high in February The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index jumped 0.5% month-on-month in February, up from January’s flat reading. When adjusted for... -
United States: Pandemic sends consumer confidence to almost six-year low in April as job losses deepen The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index fell to 86.9 in April from 118.8 in March (previously reported: 120.0). Consequently, the... -
Hungary: MNB keeps base rate unchanged in April; announces QE program On 28 April, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) kept the base rate and the overnight deposit... -
Kenya: Growth picks up pace in Q4 2019 The economy gained traction in the final quarter of 2019, with growth accelerating to 5.5% year-on-year from the revised 5.2%... -
Ukraine: Industrial output falls at sharpest pace in over four years in March Industrial production fell 7.7% over the same month last year in March, after a 1.5% drop in February and marking... -
Korea: Consumer sentiment continues to slump in April The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index nosedived to 70.8 in April from 78.4 in March. Consequently, the index... -
Angola: Kwanza plunges to record low in April amid fallout from Covid-19 The Angolan kwanza continued to plummet against the U.S. dollar through much of April, as global oil prices collapsed and... -
South Africa: Government unveils stimulus to contain the impact of Covid-19 amid a dire fiscal outlook On 21 April, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced measures to combat the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic totaling ZAR 500... -
Poland: Coronavirus crisis strikes historic blow to business sentiment in April Manufacturing-sector business confidence collapsed in April, sunk by the health and economic crisis unleashed by Covid-19 associated containment measures. According...