Core machinery orders—which cover the private sector, exclude volatile orders and are a leading indicator for capital spending over the...
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Japan: Core machinery orders grow at fastest pace since October 2020 in January -
Euro Area: ECB hikes rates by 50 basis points in March; drops explicit reference to further hikes At its 16 March meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility... -
Norway: Economic growth wanes in Q4 The Norwegian economy lost momentum in Q4 2022; GDP growth waned to 0.2% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms. This came... -
Japan: Yen-denominated merchandise exports accelerate in February Yen-denominated merchandise exports climbed 6.5% year-on-year in February (January: +3.5% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports climbed 8.3% on an annual basis... -
Ireland: Harmonized inflation increases in February Harmonized inflation came in at 8.1% in February, which was up from January’s 7.5%. The bounce back in price pressures... -
New Zealand: GDP contracts by more than expected in the fourth quarter GDP fell 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the fourth quarter of 2022, swinging from the previous period’s... -
Belarus: Inflation rises in June Consumer prices increased 0.19% over the previous month in June, contrasting the 0.10% fall logged in May. June’s upturn largely... -
Japan: Industrial activity falls at sharpest pace since May 2022 in January Industrial output nosedived 5.3% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 0.3% increase. The result marked the worst... -
Ukraine: NBU keeps policy rate unchanged in March, introduces measures to support banking sector At its meeting on 16 March, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) maintained its key policy rate unchanged at 25.00%.... -
Colombia: GDP grows at softest pace since Q1 2021 in the fourth quarter GDP growth moderated to 2.9% year on year in the fourth quarter from 7.7% in the third quarter. Q4’s reading...