Consumer sentiment came in at 92.0 in March, up from February’s 90.2. March’s result marked the best reading since June...
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Korea: Consumers least pessimistic since June 2022 in March 2023 -
Guatemala: Banguat mirrors February’s movement, hikes 25 basis points in March On 29 March, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) raised the key policy rate by 25... -
Brazil: Consumer and business sentiment rise in March but remain pessimistic The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) rose to 87.0 in March... -
France: Consumer confidence falls, remains below long-term average Consumer confidence came in at 81.0 in March, down from February’s 82.0. As such, the index remained entrenched below the... -
Vietnam: Industrial activity deteriorates in March Industrial output dived 12.1% compared to the same month of the previous year in March, which followed February’s 6.1% decrease.... -
Vietnam: Inflation falls to lowest level since August 2022 in March Inflation came in at 3.4% in March, which was down from February’s 4.3%. March’s reading marked the weakest inflation rate... -
Kenya: Central Bank resumes hiking with a 75 basis points increase At its 29 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Kenya decided to increase the... -
Vietnam: GDP growth slows in Q1 GDP growth slowed markedly to 3.3% year on year in the first quarter from 5.9% in the fourth quarter of... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to rise in May The GfK consumer climate index is forecast to rise further to minus 25.7 in May from minus 29.3 in April.... -
Japan: Economists see new Central Bank governor Ueda tweaking yields but not interest rates —New governor Kazuo Ueda is to take office on 9 April. —Our panelists see Ueda adjusting yield curve control in...