Business confidence among firms in the manufacturing sector rose to minus 16 in June from May’s minus 26 on the...
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Denmark: Business confidence among manufacturing firms improves in June -
Argentina: Economic activity contracts at sharpest pace on record in April Economic activity decreased 26.4% year-on-year in April (March: -11.5% yoy). April’s reading marked the worst reading on record. In terms... -
Ireland: Historic three-way coalition takes office; policy focus on economic recovery On 27 June, Micheál Martin of centrist Fianna Fáil was elected Ireland’s new prime minister and the head of a... -
Euro Area: Economic sentiment keeps recovering but remains abysmal in June Sentiment in the Eurozone recovered further ground in June from May, although it remained far from February’s pre-crisis level. It... -
Portugal: Consumer and business sentiment gain traction in June but remain deep in pessimistic territory Consumer sentiment rose again from minus 32.1 in May to minus 25.7 in June on the back of continued easing... -
Vietnam: Industrial output bounces back in June Industrial output rose 7.0% year-on-year in June (May: -0.4% yoy). June’s rebound was largely driven by recoveries in manufacturing and... -
Netherlands: Business confidence improves in June but remains pessimistic Business confidence came in at minus 15.1 in June, up from May’s minus 25.1. While the index remained below both... -
Vietnam: Economy virtually flatlines in Q2, improved performance expected in second half The economy expanded 0.4% year-on-year in Q2 according to recent data, down from Q1’s revised 3.7% growth (previously reported: +3.8%... -
Brazil: Business confidence continues to improve in June The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) industrial business confidence increased to 77.6 points in June from May’s 61.4... -
Luxembourg: Economy records sharpest contraction in seven-and-a-half years in Q1 GDP declined 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter, contrasting the 3.0% expansion tallied in the fourth quarter of last year....