The economy slowed for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q1 2019, starting the year with the worst performance since the...
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Hong Kong: Growth falls to near one-decade low in Q1 on trade woes, investment freefall and flat private... -
United States: Fed indicates no urge to change rates in May; Powell signals mild concerns over low inflation At its 30 April–1 May monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its... -
Chile: Business confidence dips in April but remains optimistic The business confidence index (IMCE), published by ICARE and the Adolfo Ibáñez University, fell to 52.1 points in April, from... -
New Zealand: Unemployment ticks down in Q1 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate edged down to 4.2%, from Q3’s 4.3%, as had been expected by market analysts. The downturn... -
Korea: Export contraction softens in April Merchandise exports fell 2.0% over the same month last year in April to a total of USD 48.9 billion, following... -
Mexico: Remittances jump in March Remittances inflows totaled USD 2.9 billion in March, an 8.3% increase from the USD 2.7 billion inflow recorded in the... -
Lithuania: Growth ticks up in Q1 Growth inched up to 3.9% in annual terms in the first quarter of the year (Q4 2018: +3.8% year-on-year), according... -
Estonia: Industrial output growth eases in March Industrial production growth fell from 4.0% in February to a five-month low of 2.4% in March, in annual working-day adjusted... -
Italy: Inflation inches up in April Consumer prices rose 0.2% month-on-month in April, following March’s 0.3% increase, according to provisional data released by the National Statistical... -
Poland: Inflation rises further in April A preliminary estimate released by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) revealed that consumer prices jumped 1.1% over the previous month...