Oil prices declined in recent weeks following the rally in the first four months of the year. On 28 May,...
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Saudi Arabia: Oil prices fall in May on escalating trade tensions and strong production in the U.S. -
United States: Consumer confidence increases in May, buttressed by strong labor market The Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence index rose from 129.2 in April to 134.1 in May, exceeding market expectations of... -
Portugal: Consumer confidence slips in May, along with economic sentiment Consumers became more pessimistic in May, with the consumer confidence index sliding to minus 9.0 points, down from minus 7.3... -
Brazil: Business confidence eases in May Business sentiment in Brazil deteriorated in May, erasing April’s gains. The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) business confidence... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to remain virtually unchanged in June German consumer confidence is expected to inch down to 10.1 in June from 10.2 in May, according to the forward-looking... -
Thailand: Manufacturing output rebounds in April Manufacturing production rose 2.0% year-on-year in April, swinging from a revised 2.7% contraction in March (previously reported: -2.5% year-on-year). The... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment worsens to an over half-decade low in May The economic tendency indicator fell to 99.8 points in May from April’s revised 102.5 points (previously reported: 102.7 points), representing... -
Venezuela: Rare release of Central Bank data reveals magnitude of crisis On 28 May, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released macroeconomic data for the first time in nearly four years,... -
United States: Annual home price growth continues to weaken despite strong monthly gains in March Home prices posted strong gains in March, further extending the rebound observed in February after several months of price decline.... -
Peru: Growth sinks to two-year low in Q1 GDP growth in the first quarter of the year fell to 2.3%, which was less than half Q4 2018’s 4.7%...