On 28 May, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released macroeconomic data for the first time in nearly four years,...
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United States: Annual home price growth continues to weaken despite strong monthly gains in March Home prices posted strong gains in March, further extending the rebound observed in February after several months of price decline.... -
Poland: Business confidence dips in May Manufacturing-sector business confidence lost some ground in May, according to the business tendency indicators released by the Central Statistical Office... -
Ukraine: Industrial output growth hits over two-year high in April Industrial production jumped 5.2% year-on-year in April, accelerating from a 2.1% increase in March. The reading marked the strongest expansion... -
South Africa: SARB stays put as some policymakers mull rate cut At its meeting ending 23 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) kept the... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana holds the key rate stable in May At its three-day meeting which concluded on 27 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG)... -
Kenya: Central Bank holds rates in May meeting At its meeting on 27 May, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank held the benchmark lending rate... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence drops to seven-month low in May The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell in May. The index... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment bounces back from two-year low in May The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, rose for the first time in five months in May, edging up... -
Russia: Exports growth stalls in March Merchandise exports totaled USD 37.0 billion in March, which represented a 0.9% expansion from the USD 36.7 billion sum recorded...