At its 23–25 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate...
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South Africa: SARB tightens further in May -
Argentina: Merchandise exports drop at a quicker pace in April Merchandise exports plummeted 29.3% in annual terms in April, following March’s 22.0% plunge. The result marked the sharpest contraction since... -
Poland: Retail sales record lowest growth since February 2021 in April Retail sales expanded 3.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which was a deterioration from March’s... -
Argentina: Economic activity growth improves in March The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) rose 1.3% year on year in March (February: +0.2% yoy). Looking at the... -
Poland: Industrial output falls at sharpest rate since May 2020 in April Industrial output sank 6.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which was a deterioration from March’s... -
Israel: Composite State of the Economy Index growth is mild in April The Bank of Israel’s Composite State of the Economy Index grew 0.12% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in April, which was... -
United Kingdom: Inflation overshoots expectations in April Inflation came in at 8.7% in April, down from March’s 10.1%. April’s result marked the lowest inflation rate since March... -
New Zealand: RBNZ hikes rate in May; signals end of tightening cycle At its 24 May meeting, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) hiked the official cash rate (OCR) to 5.50%... -
Turkey: Business confidence hits highest reading since May 2022 in May Business confidence rose to 108.3 in May from April’s 108.0. May’s result marked the best reading since May 2022. Consequently,... -
Germany: Business confidence falls in May Business confidence fell to 91.7 in May from April’s 93.4, the first decline in seven months. The deterioration in May...