Economic activity dropped 5.5% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in May (April: -5.3% yoy). The reading marked the third consecutive...
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Finland: Economic activity drops at sharpest pace since November 2009 in May -
Chile: Central Bank leaves monetary policy rate at technical minimum and maintains unconventional stimulus in July At its monetary policy meeting on 15 July the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) left the monetary... -
South Africa: Inflation drops to lowest level over 15 years in May Consumer prices fell 0.61% in May over the previous month, coming in below the 0.52% drop recorded in April. May’s... -
Israel: Consumer prices continue to fall in June Consumer prices dropped 0.10% over the previous month in June, a softer decrease than May’s 0.30% drop. Looking at the... -
Russia: Merchandise exports dive at the sharpest pace in over four years in May Merchandise exports plummeted 35.5% on annual basis in May (April: -34.5% year-on-year). May’s result marked the sharpest decline since January... -
Japan: Bank of Japan leaves its monetary policy unchanged in July At its monetary policy meeting ending on 15 July, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) left its monetary policy unchanged as... -
Romania: Industrial output drops again in May Industrial production dropped 28.0% year-on-year in May, a softer fall than April’s 38.7% decline, which had marked the sharpest contraction... -
China: Exports and imports rebound in June as lockdowns ease around the world In June, exports expanded 0.5% over the same month in the previous year, contrasting the 3.3% drop in May. Moreover,... -
Finland: Consumer prices rise in June Consumer prices rose 0.19% from the previous month in June, swinging from the 0.02% fall seen in May. June’s figure... -
Australia: Business confidence soars and moves into optimistic terrain in June The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to 1.5 points in June, from minus 20.3 points...