The ANZ bank business outlook indicator dipped in March. As a consequence, a net 43.4% of firms reported that they...
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New Zealand: Business sentiment virtually unchanged in March -
South Africa: SARB surprises markets and accelerates pace of tightening in March At its 28–30 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Cyprus: Industrial output decreases at softer pace in January Industrial output fell 0.9% in year-on-year terms in January, which was a smaller drop than December’s 2.1% decrease. The softer... -
Portugal: Business and consumer sentiment improve in August Consumer sentiment rose to minus 25.3 in August, from July’s minus 27.1. The improvement came as households grew less downbeat... -
Egypt: Central Bank meets expectations and resumes tightening cycle in March At its 30 March meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) resumed its tightening cycle and delivered a 200 basis... -
Switzerland: KOF Economic Barometer deteriorates in March The KOF Economic Barometer came in at 98.2 in March, down from February’s 98.9. As a result, the index remained... -
Colombia: BanRep raises policy rate by 25 basis points in April At its 28 April meeting, the board of directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) raised the benchmark interest rate by... -
Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in March At its 29 March meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at... -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in March At its 29 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate to... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment improves further in March The economic tendency indicator (ETI) improved for a second consecutive month in March; it rose to 88.2 from February’s 86.2....