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Norway: Krone sinks to fresh all-time low in March and outlook appears bleak On 20 March, after Norges Bank cut rates by an unprecedented 75 basis points, the krone ended the day at... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps key interest rate stable in March despite worsening economic backdrop At its 27 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) held its key... -
Brazil: Economic activity rebounds in January Economic activity rebounded 0.2% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in January, contrasting December’s downwardly revised 0.4% decline (previously reported: -0.3% month-on-month).... -
Colombia: Central Bank slashes rates for first time since April 2018 Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) cut the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.75% at its latest Board of... -
France: Business confidence falls in March In March, the French Statistical Institute’s (INSEE) business climate indicator for the manufacturing sector fell to 98 in March from... -
Argentina: Economy contracts again in Q4 2019 Economic activity in the fourth quarter fell 1.1% year-on-year, following Q3’s sharper 1.8% slump, according to the Statistical Institute (INDEC).... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment slumps to near seven-year low in March The economic tendency indicator fell to 92.4 in March from a revised 98.7 in February (previously reported: 99.1), representing a... -
Singapore: Economy contracts in Q1 2020 due to Covid-19 outbreak The economy contracted sharply in the first quarter of this year according to an advanced estimate. In the three months... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to recover in June but remain deeply pessimistic At the close of the second quarter, consumer confidence is forecast to recover somewhat although sentiment is expected to remain...