GDP growth accelerated to 0.8% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter, from 0.2% in the fourth...
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Chile: Economy improves in the first quarter -
Egypt: Central Bank surprises markets by pausing its tightening cycle in May At its 18 May meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) paused its tightening cycle and held fire. Consequently, the... -
Japan: Yen-denominated merchandise exports rise less in April Yen-denominated merchandise exports climbed 2.6% annually in April (March: +4.3% year on year). April’s outturn marked the softest growth since... -
Indonesia: Merchandise exports contract in March Merchandise exports fell 11.3% year-on-year in March (February: +4.4% year-on-year). Downturns in exports of oil and gas and non-oil and... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment falls in May The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell to 79.0 in May from 85.8 in April. Consequently, sentiment remained entrenched below... -
Australia: Unemployment rate rises in April Seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 4,300 in April, following 61,100 jobs added in March. April’s result was driven by a decline... -
Mexico: Banxico leaves policy rate unchanged in May At its meeting on 18 May, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) left the overnight interbank interest... -
Latvia: Harmonized inflation falls to one-year low in April Harmonized inflation fell to 15.0% in April, following March’s 17.2%. April’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate since April 2022.... -
Lithuania: Harmonized inflation falls to over one-year low in April Harmonized inflation eased to 13.3% in April, following March’s 15.2%. April’s result represented the lowest inflation rate since January 2022.... -
Estonia: Harmonized inflation falls to over one-year low in April Harmonized inflation came in at 13.2% in April, which was down from March’s 15.6%. April’s result represented the lowest inflation...