Consumer prices increased 1.29% in June over the last month, accelerating from May’s 0.87% rise. June’s figure marked the sharpest...
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Slovenia: Annual consumer prices fall at a softer pace in June -
Colombia: Exports record another plunge in May amid global shutdown Exports plummeted 40.3% over the same month last year in May, marking one of the worst declines on record as... -
Colombia: BanRep chops policy rate to new record low On 30 June, Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) decided to cut the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a... -
United States: Consumer confidence recovers notably in June The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index increased to 98.1 in June from 85.9 in May. Nevertheless, the index was slightly... -
United States: GDP contracts at historic rate in Q2 The economy declined at the sharpest rate on record in the second quarter as the pandemic and measures to contain... -
Denmark: Business confidence among manufacturing firms improves in June Business confidence among firms in the manufacturing sector rose to minus 16 in June from May’s minus 26 on the... -
Argentina: Economic activity contracts at sharpest pace on record in April Economic activity decreased 26.4% year-on-year in April (March: -11.5% yoy). April’s reading marked the worst reading on record. In terms... -
Ireland: Historic three-way coalition takes office; policy focus on economic recovery On 27 June, Micheál Martin of centrist Fianna Fáil was elected Ireland’s new prime minister and the head of a... -
Euro Area: Economic sentiment keeps recovering but remains abysmal in June Sentiment in the Eurozone recovered further ground in June from May, although it remained far from February’s pre-crisis level. It... -
Portugal: Consumer and business sentiment gain traction in June but remain deep in pessimistic territory Consumer sentiment rose again from minus 32.1 in May to minus 25.7 in June on the back of continued easing...