The economic tendency indicator rose to 102.7 points in April from March’s revised 101.9 points (previously reported: 101.7). Values above...
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Sweden: Economic sentiment improves slightly in April -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia leaves rates unchanged in April, announces further measures to support the economy At its 24-25 April monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate at 6.00% for the... -
Japan: BoJ introduces forward guidance for first time in April and downgrades economic outlook At its 24–25 April meeting, Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members decided to provide forward guidance on monetary policy for... -
Spain: Unemployment rate edges up in the first quarter The jobless rate edged up to 14.7% in the first quarter of 2019 from 14.5% in the final quarter of... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence drops to six-month low in April The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell in April, dropping to... -
Korea: Economic growth plunges to a near-decade low According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea, the economy grew 1.8% in the first quarter compared to... -
Sweden: The Riksbank maintains accommodative monetary policy stance in April, signals delayed rate hike and slower tightening At its 25 April monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.25%, which was in... -
Ukraine: Central Bank cuts the key policy rate for the first time in two years in April At its 25 April meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) cut the key policy rate by 50 basis points... -
Kenya: Economy grows at the fastest pace in eight years in 2018 Economic growth climbed to 6.3% in 2018, well above 2017’s 4.9% expansion and marking the fastest acceleration in eight years.... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment reverses course in April The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) dipped 1.0 point in April to minus 7.0...