Consumer sentiment improved further in March, coming in at minus 23.1, up from February’s minus 25.1. As such, the index...
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Denmark: Consumer sentiment continues to gradually improve in March; remains deeply pessimistic -
Turkey: Consumer confidence eases and remains pessimistic in March Consumer confidence came in at 80.1 in March, down from February’s 82.5. As a result, the index remained entrenched below... -
Lithuania: Decline in industrial output softens in February Industrial output slid 7.0% year on year in February (January: -7.3% yoy). The smaller drop was partly due to a... -
Uruguay: Economy records sharpest contraction since Q1 2021 in the final quarter of 2022 GDP dropped 0.1% year on year in the fourth quarter, contrasting the 3.4% expansion seen in the third quarter. Q4’s... -
Philippines: Central Bank tightening shifts into lower gear in March At its 23 March meeting, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised the overnight reverse repurchase facility rate by 25... -
Taiwan: Central Bank hikes rates in March At its monetary policy meeting on 23 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) increased the policy... -
Singapore: Inflation falls to lowest level since May 2022 in February Inflation came in at 6.3% in February, down from January’s 6.6%. February’s reading marked the lowest inflation rate since May... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment rises in March Month-ahead business sentiment among manufacturing firms rose to 66.0 in March from February’s 65.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained... -
Peru: Economic activity falls at sharpest rate since February 2021 in January Economic activity slid 1.1% compared to the same month a year earlier in January, which contrasted December’s 0.9% increase. The... -
United States: Fed hikes by 25 basis points in March At the meeting on 21–22 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased the target range for the federal funds...