Economic sentiment rose to 100.4 in May from April’s 99.6. Consequently, the index moved above the long-term average of 100,...
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Italy: Economic sentiment rises into optimistic territory in May -
Japan: Industrial activity dips in April Industrial output declined 0.1% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: +4.4% mom). The reading was partly... -
India: GDP growth records slowest increase in a year in January–March GDP reading: GDP growth waned to 7.8% year on year in January–March (October–December FY 2023) from 8.6% in October–December. January–March’s... -
Switzerland: Economic growth records best result since Q2 2022 in Q1 GDP growth improved somewhat to 0.5% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, from 0.3% in the... -
Kazakhstan: National Bank of Kazakhstan resumes monetary policy loosening in May At its meeting on 31 May, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) resumed its monetary policy loosening cycle, cutting the... -
Kenya: Inflation increases in May Inflation ticked up to 5.1% in May, up from April’s 5.0% and surprising markets on the upside. Looking at the... -
Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in April Retail sales expanded 0.2% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 0.3% decrease. Looking at the details... -
Serbia: GDP growth records fastest expansion since Q4 2021 in the first quarter Economic growth sped up in the first quarter, with GDP expanding 4.7% on an annual basis (Q4 2023: +3.8% yoy).... -
Latvia: Economy returns to growth in Q1 A second national accounts release revealed that GDP rebounded in the first quarter, expanding 0.1% year on year. Q1’s upturn... -
Lithuania: GDP growth records a two-year high in Q1 A second national accounts release confirmed that seasonally and calendar-adjusted GDP growth accelerated to 2.9% year on year in the...