Australia’s parliamentary election on 18 May delivered a surprise victory to the ruling center-right Liberal–National coalition, led by Prime Minister...
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Australia: Healthy public finances and lower taxes ahead, as Australians defy opinion polls and reelect center-right government -
South Africa: South Africans back Ramaphosa despite disillusionment with the ANC Despite a setback at the polls for his African National Congress (ANC), incumbent President Cyril Ramaphosa secured a clear mandate... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence drops in May Consumer sentiment among Turks dropped from 63.5 in April, which marked the best result since August 2018, to 55.3 in... -
Singapore: Q1 economic growth revised down; MTI lowers growth forecast for 2019 Comprehensive national accounts data released on 21 May showed that the economy slowed by marginally more than previously estimated in... -
Thailand: Economic growth moderates to near five-year low in Q1 Economic growth decelerated to 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, down from the 3.6% annual expansion logged in... -
Denmark: Consumers more optimistic in May Consumer confidence jumped in May, with the consumer confidence index released by Statistics Denmark increasing to 5.9 points from 3.7... -
Luxembourg: Unemployment rate stable in April In April, the number of unemployed workers stood at 15,453, down 1.4% from March’s result. In turn, the seasonally-adjusted unemployment... -
Nigeria: Economy shifts into lower gear at the start of 2019 Nigeria’s economy entered 2019 on a softer note, with GDP growth decelerating to 2.0% on an annual basis in the... -
Korea: Won slumps as U.S.-China trade war rumbles on The Korean won has had a rough ride in recent weeks, trading at KRW 1,191 per USD on 16 May,... -
China: Trade war drums beat louder again The trade war between China and the United States worsened in recent weeks with both countries imposing new tariffs on...