According to the Swiss Federal Statistics Office, calendar-adjusted real retail sales fell 0.7% dip in annual terms in March, down...
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Switzerland: Retail sales continue to fall in March -
Hong Kong: Growth falls to near one-decade low in Q1 on trade woes, investment freefall and flat private... The economy slowed for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 2019, starting the year with the worst performance since the... -
United States: Fed indicates no urge to change rates in May; Powell signals mild concerns over low inflation At its 30 April–1 May monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its... -
Chile: Business confidence dips in April but remains optimistic The business confidence index (IMCE), published by ICARE and the Adolfo Ibáñez University, fell to 52.1 points in April, from... -
New Zealand: Unemployment ticks down in Q1 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%, from Q3’s 4.3%, as had been expected by market analysts. The downturn... -
Korea: Export contraction softens in April Merchandise exports fell 2.0% over the same month last year in April to a total of USD 48.9 billion, following... -
Mexico: Remittances jump in March Remittances inflows totaled USD 2.9 billion in March, an 8.3% increase from the USD 2.7 billion inflow recorded in the... -
Austria: Domestic demand keeps economic growth steady in Q1 The economy kept pace in the first quarter of 2019 according to a preliminary release, growing 0.3% over the previous... -
France: Growth steady through Q1 France’s economy grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter and in seasonally-adjusted terms in the first quarter, according to a first estimate released by... -
United States: Home price growth remains on a downward trend in February Home prices rebounded somewhat in February, although annual gains weakened for the eleventh month in a row. On a month-on-month...