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...
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Japan: Strong yens continues to put a lid on export growth in March -
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... -
Russia: Central Bank pauses easing cycle in April At its 27 April meeting, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) decided to... -
Brazil: Current account surplus narrows in March Brazil’s current account balance came in at a surplus of USD 798 million in March, lower than the USD 1.4... -
Belgium: Industrial production declines in February Industrial production swung from a revised 1.1% month-on-month increase (previously reported: +2.5% month-on-month) in January to a 1.6% contraction in...