Manufacturing-sector business confidence came in at minus 6.6 in August, up from July’s minus 10.5. August’s result marked the best...
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Poland: Business confidence improves but remains in negative territory in August -
Ukraine: Decline in industrial activity softens in July Industrial production fell 4.2% over the same month last year in July, after it dropped 5.6% in June—marking the softest... -
Taiwan: Industrial output growth dips in July Industrial output increased 2.6% compared to the same month of the previous year in July, which followed June’s 7.2% increase.... -
Austria: Industrial output growth eases in June Industrial output increased 5.0% in June (May: +8.5%). The slowdown in growth was largely driven by easing capital goods and... -
Germany: Business confidence improves in August but remains pessimistic Business confidence rose to 92.6 in August from July’s 90.4. August’s result marked the best reading since February. Despite the... -
Belgium: Consumer sentiment weakens again in August; businesses grow less pessimistic The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) dived to minus 26 in August, from minus... -
Argentina: Merchandise exports plummet again in July Merchandise exports plummeted 16.3% in annual terms in July, following June’s 8.6% fall. The print reflected an across-the-board contraction of... -
Norway: Total GDP logs largest fall on record in Q2 GDP declined at the steepest ever recorded rate in the second quarter, dropping 5.1% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, according... -
Hungary: MNB keeps base rate at historical low in August On 25 August, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided to keep the base rate unchanged at... -
United States: Home price growth slows in June The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—eased to 0.2% month-on-month in June, down from May’s...