Momentum strengthens at the outset of 2025: A second release confirmed that GDP growth gained momentum to 3.0% year on...
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Cyprus: GDP growth gathers pace in Q1 -
Switzerland: GDP growth records best result since Q2 2024 in Q1 GDP reading: GDP growth accelerated to 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted quarter on quarter basis in the first quarter, up... -
Switzerland: Manufacturing PMI drops to over one-year low in May; services PMI rises Latest reading: The UBS/procure.ch Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 42.1 in May, down from April’s 45.8. May’s... -
Portugal: Industrial output recovers tepidly in April Latest reading: Industrial output rebounded by 1.2% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in April, contrasting March’s 3.9% contraction.... -
Korea: Merchandise exports decline in May Latest reading: Merchandise exports decreased 1.3% on an annual basis in May (April: +3.5% yoy), marking the first decline in... -
Singapore: Manufacturing PMI rises in May Latest reading: The Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.7 in May from 49.6... -
Turkey: Economic recovery loses momentum in the first quarter GDP growth slows: GDP growth waned to 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter from 1.7%... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank remains on stand-by in May Interest rates remain on hold: On 30 May, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) decided to maintain its... -
Japan: Industrial activity dips in April Latest reading: Industrial output declined 0.9% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 0.2% increase but which... -
New Zealand: Business confidence slumps in May Latest reading: Business confidence came in at 36.6 in May, down 49.3 in April. May’s result marked the weakest since...