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Philippines: Growth cools to four-year low in Q1 largely due to budget delay -
Serbia: NBS keeps key policy rate on hold in May At its 9 May monetary policy meeting, the Executive Board of the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) voted to keep... -
Canada: Housing starts jump in April Housing starts on a seasonally-adjusted (SAAR) basis surged to 235,460 units in April, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing... -
New Zealand: RBNZ lowers the OCR to a new record low On 8 May, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) lowered the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points... -
Costa Rica: Inflation launches into the Central Bank’s target range in April Consumer prices rose 0.56% in April compared to the previous month, contrasting the 0.14% fall in March. According to the... -
Norway: Industrial production falls in March for fifth consecutive month Industrial production fell a seasonally-adjusted 1.4% in March compared to the previous month, less than the 1.8% fall in February,... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence ticks down in April, remains upbeat Consumer confidence eased further in April, with the seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Statistical Institute (INEGI) coming in... -
Germany: Growth in industrial output picks up despite still-weak manufacturing sector Industrial production expanded 0.5% month-in-month in March in seasonally- and calendar-adjusted terms, slightly up from February’s downwardly revised 0.4% increase.... -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand stands pat in May In a unanimous vote at its 8 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand opted to... -
Hungary: Industrial output growth picks up in March Industrial output increased a working-day-adjusted 8.0% year-on-year in March, outpacing a 6.0% increase in February. According to the Hungarian Central...