Economic sentiment rose to 100.4 in May from April’s 99.6. Consequently, the index moved above the long-term average of 100,...
Latest Global Economic News
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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... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports rebound in April Merchandise exports increased 5.8% annually in April (March: -10.2% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports climbed 6.4% over the same month last... -
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... -
Spain: Current account improves in March The current account posted a EUR 3.3 billion surplus in March, improving from the EUR 1.9 billion surplus posted in... -
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... -
Estonia: GDP records smallest contraction in six quarters during Q1 GDP shrank at a milder pace of 2.4% year on year in the first quarter, compared to the 2.6% fall...