On 16 June, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) cut the benchmark refinancing rate from 5.00% to 4.50%. The move...
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Vietnam: Central Bank slashes benchmark refinancing rate by another 50 basis points in June -
China: Industrial output growth ebbs in May Industrial output increased 3.5% year on year in May (April: +5.6% yoy), slightly below market expectations and weighed on by... -
China: Nominal fixed investment records lowest growth since December 2020 in May Nominal urban fixed asset investment grew 4.0% in year-to-date terms in May (April: +4.7% yoy). The figure marked the worst... -
Argentina: Inflation comes in at highest level since our records began Inflation came in at 114.2% in May, up from April’s 108.8%. May’s result marked the highest inflation rate since our... -
Australia: Unemployment rate dips in May Seasonally-adjusted employment rose by 75,900 in May, following 4,000 jobs shed in April. May’s result was driven by an increase... -
China: Retail sales growth eases in May Retail sales rose 12.7% year on year in May (April: +18.4% yoy). The reading undershot market expectations of 13.6% growth.... -
Angola: Cabinda prices fall in May The average price for Cabinda oil fell to USD 77.1 per barrel (pb) in May from April’s 85.7 pb. This... -
China: Housing data weakens in May In January–May, indicators for property investment, the sale area of commercial housing and real estate funding all worsened relative to... -
Taiwan: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in June At its monetary policy meeting on 15 June, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) left the policy... -
United States: Retail sales beat market expectations in May Retail sales grew 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in May (April: +0.4% mom). The reading confounded market expectations for a...