Latest reading: The consumer confidence index improved to minus 3.8 in May from April’s minus 8.6 but remained below the...
Latest Global Economic News
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Colombia: Consumer pessimism eases in May -
Russia: Inflation cools for second straight month but remains above target in May Latest reading: Inflation fell for the second consecutive month in May, coming in at 9.9% (April: 10.2%) and marking the... -
Hungary: Inflation rises in May Latest reading: Inflation came in at 4.4% in May, up from April’s 4.2%. The pick-up was broad-based, with greater price... -
Bulgaria: GDP growth wanes in Q1 Economy starts the year on softer footing: GDP growth slowed to 3.1% year on year in the first quarter of... -
Slovakia: Industrial activity deteriorates in April Latest reading: Industrial production slid 0.4% year on year in April (March: +3.5% yoy). Looking at the details of the... -
Sweden: Industrial output rebounds sharply in April Latest reading: Industrial output—excluding energy—recovered following three consecutive monthly declines in April, expanding 3.3% month on month in seasonally and... -
Switzerland: Retail sales dips in April Latest reading: Retail sales fell 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: +0.2% mom). April’s figure was largely... -
United States: Job gains beat expectations in May Latest reading: Total non-farm payrolls grew by 139,000 in May, below the downwardly revised 147,000 gain in April but above... -
Argentina: Industrial output growth rises in April Latest reading: Industrial output expanded 8.5% compared to the same month of the previous year in April, which was above... -
France: Industrial activity drops at sharpest pace since May 2024 in April Latest reading: Industrial output fell 1.4% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 0.1% increase. April’s result...