GDP plunged 17.1% year-on-year in the second quarter, contrasting the 0.7% expansion recorded in the first quarter and marking an...
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Malaysia: GDP records largest contraction on record in Q2 -
Sweden: Inflation decreases in July Consumer prices rose 0.22% in July over the last month, moderating from the 0.58% rise logged in June. July’s result... -
Italy: Consumer prices record biggest decline since June 2016 in July Consumer prices dropped 0.19% in July over the last month, swinging from the 0.10% increase seen in June. The reading... -
Romania: Inflation rises again in July Consumer prices were flat over the last month in July, below June’s 0.08% rise. July’s result marked the lowest reading... -
Hungary: Second estimate confirms decline in industrial activity softened in June According to a second estimate by the Statistical Institute, industrial output declined 12.2% in year-on-year, working-day adjusted terms in June,... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment falls further in August on Victoria’s lockdown The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell from 87.9 in July to 79.5 in August. The drop in sentiment came... -
New Zealand: RBNZ stays put in August but expands QE program and considers negative rates At its meeting on 12 August, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to leave the Official Cash Rate... -
Romania: Industrial output drops at softer rate in June Industrial production dropped 14.3% on a working-day and seasonally-adjusted year-on-year basis in June, a smaller contraction than May’s 27.6% plunge.... -
Euro Area: Industrial production eases in June Industrial output expanded a seasonally-adjusted 9.1% over the previous month in June, following May’s 12.3% increase which had marked the... -
Belarus: Central Bank keeps the policy rate unchanged in August At its 12 August meeting, the National Bank of The Republic of Belarus (NBRB) kept the refinancing rate unchanged at...