A preliminary estimate shows that economic growth continued at a broadly stable pace in the first quarter, supported by healthy...
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Colombia: Central Bank cuts interest rate in April At its 27 April Board of Directors meeting, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) unanimously voted to cut... -
Germany: Modest drop in consumer confidence expected for May The forward-looking consumer confidence indicator released by the GfK Group for May showed an expected moderation in sentiment, which nevertheless... -
Japan: Strong yens continues to put a lid on export growth in March Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports increased 2.1% year-on-year in March, accelerating timidly from February’s 1.8% rise. March’s print came in below... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment rebounds in April, signaling renewed momentum at the start of Q2 The economic tendency indicator rebounded in April to 110.4, up from the upwardly-revised 108.8 reading in March (previously reported: 108.4).... -
Sweden: Riksbank keeps rates unchanged in April, signals further delay of rate hikes until the end of year At its 26 April monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank decided to keep the monetary policy rate unchanged at a record... -
Spain: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q1 The jobless rate inched up to 16.7% in the first quarter, coming in above the 16.6% logged in the fourth... -
Brazil: Business confidence slides in April Business sentiment in Brazil fell slightly in April, breaking the nine-month upward trend but remaining in optimistic territory nonetheless. The... -
Russia: Industrial production slows in March Industrial activity moderated in March, according to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Industrial output grew 1.0% year-on-year, easing from... -
Ukraine: Industrial production growth eases in March According to data released by the Statistical Institute, industrial activity rose 1.0% in annual terms in March, decelerating from February’s...