Pedro Sánchez, leader of the center-left Spanish Socialist Workers’ party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español, PSOE), was sworn in as Spain’s new...
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Spain: Political uncertainty remains under new Spanish government, but economic impact expected to be slim -
United States: Consumer confidence drops in June on less optimistic expectations Consumer confidence decreased in June, contrasting the improvement recorded in the previous month. The Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence index... -
Korea: Consumer confidence falls in June amid talk of a trade war between China and the U.S. The Bank of Korea’s composite consumer sentiment index decreased to 105.5 in June from 107.9 points in May, the lowest... -
Peru: Consumer confidence drops in May on the new government’s tax hikes The consumer confidence indicator published by GfK dropped to 90 in May, down from 98 in the prior month. April’s... -
United States: Home prices soften at the outset of the second quarter Home prices moderated in April from their strong uptrend in the prior month, with the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price... -
Poland: Business confidence drops in June In June, the business tendency indicators released by the Statistical Office (GUS) showed a further moderation in business confidence in... -
Poland: Nominal retail sales accelerate in May Nominal retail sales rose 7.6% from the same month a year earlier in May, accelerating from April’s 4.6% year-on-year expansion.... -
Austria: Industrial production rebounds in April Industrial production expanded 1.0% month-on-month in April in seasonally-adjusted terms, contrasting the prior month’s revised 0.5% contraction (previously reported: -1.6%... -
Singapore: Inflation picks up in May Consumer prices increased 0.6% over the previous month in May, contrasting April’s 0.5% drop. According to data released by Statistics... -
Germany: Business confidence trends down in June, signaling a continuation of moderating momentum At the close of the second quarter, data continued to suggest that the German economy is moderating; business confidence in...