Nominal retail sales rose 5.3% year-on-year in June, coming in below May’s 7.3% jump. June’s expansion was broad-based, with the...
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Belgium: Consumer sentiment marginally up in July The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) rose 1 point in July to minus 6... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana holds key policy rate stable in July On 19 July, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) kept its key policy rate unchanged... -
Ukraine: Industrial output plunges in June Industrial production contracted 2.3% over the same month last year in June, which contrasted May’s 1.6% expansion and marked a... -
Angola: Economy contracts in Q1 Growth slipped back into negative territory at the outset of the year, according to national accounts data released by Angola’s... -
Russia: Trade surplus falls to 18-month low as exports tumble in May Merchandise exports totaled USD 31.6 billion in May, which represented a notable 13.5% contraction from the USD 36.5 billion sum... -
Australia: Softest job addition in close to one year in June Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by a meagre 500 in June from the previous month, following the revised 45,300 jobs added in... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia cuts rates in July to boost the economy At its 17–18 July monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) lowered the seven-day reverse repo rate from 6.00% to 5.75%,... -
Canada: House prices continue to increase in June House prices ticked up 0.8% on a monthly basis in June, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index,... -
Japan: Exports contract for seventh month running in June, weighed by trade tensions Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports fell 6.7% year-on-year in June, up from May’s 7.8% decline. The result was the seventh consecutive...