The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator for manufacturers decreased to 54 in April from 69 in March, marking...
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Denmark: Revised reading shows economic growth accelerated in Q4 2019 The economy accelerated to 0.6% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4 2019 (previously reported: +0.1% quarter-on-quarter; Q3: +0.5% qoq), according... -
Portugal: Industrial production growth slows in February Industrial production pushed 1.0% higher in February over the same month of the previous year, but decelerated from a revised... -
Italy: Government approves EUR 25 billion stimulus package to shield economy from coronavirus blow In a bid to counteract the significant economic fallout from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, Italy’s government unveiled two stimulus packages... -
Euro Area: European Commission suspends budget rules in fight against coronavirus On 20 March, the European Commission (EC) suspended the Stability and Growth Pact—a set of fiscal rules designed to prevent... -
Spain: Retail sales growth picks up to near four-year high in February Retail sales soared 5.5% year-on-year in February, accelerating from the 0.9% rise logged in January and marking the strongest increase... -
Cyprus: Industrial output shrinks at the turn of 2020 Industrial production slid 1.4% year-on-year in January, contrasting December’s 2.6% expansion and marking the first fall since June 2019. January’s... -
Austria: Consumer sentiment plummets to near four-year low in March Consumers in Austria turned notably more pessimistic in March, with the consumer confidence index falling from minus 3 in February... -
Netherlands: Business confidence falls to over five-year low in March Business sentiment among Dutch manufacturers dropped steeply from 3.7 in February to 0.2 in March, marking the lowest point since... -
Singapore: MAS eases monetary policy at its first semi-annual meeting in March The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) moved forward its biannual meeting to 30 March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. At...