Retail sales volumes rose a robust 10.0% in annual terms in March, down from a stellar 28.2% expansion in February,...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales growth remains robust in March -
Norway: Norges Bank keeps policy rate unchanged at 0.50% in May At its meeting on 3 May, Norges Bank’s Executive Board decided to stand pat and left the key policy rate... -
United States: Federal Reserve leaves rates unchanged in May; stays on course for a likely hike in June At its 1–2 May monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously decided to maintain its target... -
Japan: Consumer confidence weakens in April Consumer sentiment unexpectedly declined in April, dropping from 44.3 in March to 43.6, the lowest level in eight months. The... -
New Zealand: The unemployment rate declines further in Q1 New Zealand’s labor market continued to strengthen at the start of this year. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dipped from 4.5%... -
Switzerland: Retail sales plummet in March In March, calendar-adjusted real retail sales contracted 1.8% from the same month a year prior, the largest contraction since December... -
Chile: Copper prices remain broadly stable in April Copper prices remained relatively stable throughout April, despite some volatility at the end of the month. In the last week... -
Poland: Inflation re-enters NBP’s target range in April Consumer prices rose 0.5% on a monthly basis in April, contrasting March 0.1% drop. April’s result was driven almost entirely... -
Dominican Republic: Growth remains rapid in Q1 thanks to ongoing impact of monetary stimulus According to a preliminary estimate released by the Central Bank on 2 May, the economy expanded 6.4% in Q1 in... -
Argentina: Growth in industrial output moderates in March In March, industrial production expanded 1.2% over the same month last year, according to data released by the National Statistical...