The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—jumped 1.1% month-on-month in March, up from February’s 0.5%...
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United States: Consumer confidence remains in the doldrums in May The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index ticked up slightly to 86.6 in May from 85.7 in April. Consequently, the index... -
Singapore: Consumer prices record largest decline since May 2016 in April Consumer prices dropped 0.92% in April over the previous month, a sharper drop then March’s 0.30% fall. April’s result marked... -
China: Leadership drops growth target for this year; announces bolder policy support China’s top leadership decided to scrap its traditional annual growth target for this year, the first time since it was... -
South Africa: Rand rebounds in May The South African rand (ZAR) recovered some lost ground against the U.S. dollar over the past month, chiefly thanks to... -
Germany: Economy contracts in Q1 at sharpest pace since 2009 The economy shrank 2.2% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter, thus entering a technical recession for the first time in seven... -
Germany: Business confidence rises in May but remains pessimistic Sentiment among German businesses recovered somewhat in May, but remained entrenched in pessimistic territory, as the ifo Business Climate index... -
Austria: Industrial production plummets in March amid Covid-19 fallout and lockdowns Industrial output plummeted 9.5% month-on-month in March, down from February’s revised 2.7% contraction (previously reported: -2.4% month-on-month). March’s print came... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment bounces back fractionally as Covid-19 containment measures are gradually lifted The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), bounced back marginally in May from its unprecedented monthly... -
Mexico: Exports crumble at record pace in April on Covid-19 hit Exports collapsed 40.9% year-on-year in April as Covid-19 took its toll, following March’s 1.6% slip and marking the steepest fall...