In February, the Bank of Israel’s (BoI) Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.36% on a month-on-month basis, accelerating...
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Israel: Economic activity picks up in February -
Turkey: Business confidence improves throughout the first quarter Business sentiment improved for a third consecutive month in March, rounding off a strong first-quarter performance and suggesting resilient growth... -
Taiwan: Central Bank leaves key rate unchanged in March but raises its 2018 growth outlook Taiwan’s Central Bank of the Republic of China (CBRC) stayed the course at its first monetary policy meeting of 2018,... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence edges up in March The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index inched up to 24 points in March from 23 points in February, remaining well anchored... -
United Kingdom: Labor market posts healthy gains in November-January period The unemployment rate dipped to 4.3% in the November-January period from 4.4% in October-December, beating market expectations of 4.4%. On... -
United States: Federal Reserve hikes rates in March; continues to signal two additional increases this year At its 20–21 March monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously decided to increase the target... -
Malaysia: Inflation falters in February Consumer prices were unchanged from the previous month in February, which followed a 0.3% increase in January. Flat month-on-month price... -
South Africa: Inflation drops to nearly three year-low in February Consumer prices rose 0.8% in February over the previous month, coming in above the 0.3% month-on-month increase observed in January.... -
Mexico: High inflation dents household spending in Q4, political noise weighs on investment Expenditure-based GDP data for the fourth quarter confirmed that the economy’s performance was anemic against a backdrop of subdued real... -
Saudi Arabia: Inflation holds steady at an over four-year high in February Consumer prices rose 0.1% from the previous month in February, decelerating sharply from January’s all-time high increase of 3.9%. The...