Latest reading: The consumer confidence index improved to minus 3.8 in May from April’s minus 8.6 but remained below the...
Latest Global Economic News
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Colombia: Consumer pessimism eases in May -
Russia: Inflation cools for second straight month but remains above target in May Latest reading: Inflation fell for the second consecutive month in May, coming in at 9.9% (April: 10.2%) and marking the... -
Hungary: Inflation rises in May Latest reading: Inflation came in at 4.4% in May, up from April’s 4.2%. The pick-up was broad-based, with greater price... -
Bulgaria: GDP growth wanes in Q1 Economy starts the year on softer footing: GDP growth slowed to 3.1% year on year in the first quarter of... -
Sweden: Industrial output rebounds sharply in April Latest reading: Industrial output—excluding energy—recovered following three consecutive monthly declines in April, expanding 3.3% month on month in seasonally and... -
Switzerland: Consumer prices record first annual decline since March 2021 in May Latest reading: Consumer prices fell 0.1% year-on-year in May, swinging from April’s flat reading. May’s result represented the first such... -
Switzerland: Retail sales dips in April Latest reading: Retail sales fell 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: +0.2% mom). April’s figure was largely... -
Taiwan: Inflation declines to lowest level since March 2021 in May Latest reading: Inflation eased to 1.5% in May, below April’s 2.0%. May’s figure marked the weakest inflation rate since March... -
Indonesia: Inflation moderates in May Latest reading: Inflation inched down to 1.6% in May, following April’s 1.9% and approaching the floor of the Central Bank’s... -
South Africa: Manufacturing activity bounces back in April Latest reading: Manufacturing output rose 1.9% in month on month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 2.5% decrease....