The Central Bank’s unprecedented monetary policy tightening and draconian capital and foreign exchange controls seem to have mostly stabilized the...
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Russia: Ruble recovers lost ground despite worsening economic backdrop -
Mexico: Consumer confidence improves but remains pessimistic in March Consumer confidence came in at 43.9 in March, up from February’s 43.5. Despite the uptick, the index remained entrenched below... -
Croatia: Industrial production grows at faster pace in February Industrial production growth accelerated to 4.1% year-on-year in working-day adjusted terms in February, up from January’s 3.5% increase. February’s increase... -
Spain: Housing permits decrease in January The Spanish Board of Architects approved 8,900 new construction permits in January, according to data published by the Ministry of... -
Australia: Retail sales continues to grow in February Retail sales increased 1.8% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, following January’s 1.6% increase. The headline reading reflected expansions in... -
Portugal: Consumer sentiment tanks, economic climate broadly stable in March Consumer confidence collapsed to minus 34.1 in March, down from minus 14.5 in February. The print marked the lowest reading... -
Turkey: Inflation comes in at two-decade high in March Consumer prices increased 5.46% over the previous month in March, picking up from February’s 4.81% increase. The print was driven... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth falls to one-year low in February Economic activity expanded 5.8% in year-on-year terms in February, which followed January’s 6.3% increase. The outturn marked the worst reading... -
Portugal: Industrial output deteriorates in February Industrial output declined 4.3% year-on-year in seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which followed January’s 3.4% decrease. February’s worsening was largely driven... -
Saudi Arabia: Oil prices decline in April, but remain at near-decade highs nonetheless The OPEC oil basket traded at USD 105.8 per barrel on average in April, down 6.8% from the prior month....