According to the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies’ (INSEE) business climate survey on manufacturing activity, the business sentiment...
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France: Business sentiment declines in March -
Argentina: Trade deficit narrows marginally in February In February, exports expanded 10.1% year-on-year, a slight deceleration from January’s revised 11.1% increase (previously reported: +10.7% year-on-year). Increases were... -
New Zealand: RBNZ keeps key rate unchanged in March, announces changes to policy mandate At its meeting on 22 March, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) met market analysts’ expectations and kept the... -
Israel: Economic activity picks up in February In February, the Bank of Israel’s (BoI) Composite State of the Economy Index rose 0.36% on a month-on-month basis, accelerating... -
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...