GDP was flat in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in April, which was a deterioration from March’s 0.1% increase and below the...
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Canada: Economy flatlines in April; flash estimate points to rebound in May -
Angola: GDP growth records slowest increase in two years during Q1 GDP growth slowed markedly to 0.3% year on year in the first quarter, from 2.6% in Q4 2022. Q1’s reading... -
Kenya: Inflation falls to over one-year low in June Inflation edged down to 7.9% in June, following May’s 8.0%. June’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate since May 2022,... -
Colombia: BanRep halts rate hikes for first time in 15 meetings in June At its 30 June meeting, the board of directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) unanimously decided to leave its benchmark... -
Korea: Industrial output improves in May Industrial output expanded 3.2% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in May, which contrasted April’s 0.6% decrease. The reading reflected a broad-based... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment improves further in June The economic tendency indicator (ETI) improved once again in June; it rose to 90.3, up from May’s 89.3, marking the... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank delivers smaller rate cut at June meeting At its meeting on 29 June, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) slowed the pace of its loosening... -
Sweden: Riksbank slows tightening pace; delivers 25 basis point hike at June meeting At its 28 June meeting, the Riksbank slowed the pace of its tightening cycle and delivered a 25 basis point... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment falls in July Month-ahead business sentiment among manufacturing firms fell to 72.0 in July from June’s 73.0. Consequently, the index remained entrenched below... -
Vietnam: Inflation falls to lowest level since February 2022 in June Inflation came in at 2.0% in June, down from May’s 2.4%. June’s reading marked the lowest inflation rate since February...