Industrial production declined 0.9% on a month-on-month and seasonally-adjusted basis in March, contrasting February’s 0.7% increase. The print undershot the...
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Turkey: Central Bank stands pat in April but drops its tightening bias The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) stood pat at its latest monetary policy meeting on 25 April,... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence rises to an over-a-year high in April The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator rose to 123.2 in April, from March’s 121.8. Thus, the index moved further above... -
United States: Strong headline GDP growth in Q1 masks weakening trend as private spending and investment slow Economic growth surged in the first quarter of 2019 on the back of a positive net export contribution and a... -
Korea: Consumer confidence rebounds to a ten-month high in April The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index rose to 101.6 points in April from 99.8 points in March. Accordingly,... -
Colombia: Central Bank holds rate in April meeting In a unanimous decision, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) kept the benchmark interest rate at 4.25% at... -
Russia: Central Bank holds key rate in April At its 26 April meeting, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) held the... -
Mexico: Economic activity softens in February Economic activity disappointed somewhat in February. According to the Statistical Institute (INEGI), economic activity grew 1.1% year-on-year, down slightly from... -
Mexico: All-important manufacturing exports fall in March; trade surplus persists Merchandise trade recorded a sizable USD 1.4 billion surplus in March, down from the USD 1.7 billion windfall registered 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...