Hungary breaks away from the Orbán era: On 12 April, Péter Magyar’s Tisza party won a landslide victory over Viktor...
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Hungary: Tisza’s election win should support economy, but significant fiscal constraints remain -
Hong Kong: Economic growth picks up in the first quarter of 2026 GDP reading: Hong Kong’s GDP expanded 5.9% in annual terms in Q1, following 4.0% growth in the previous quarter and... -
Uruguay: Inflation accelerates in April from the prior month Latest reading: Consumer prices rose 3.2% on a year-on-year basis in April, following a 2.9% increase in the previous month.... -
Switzerland: Retail sales recover in March Latest reading: Retail sales were up 0.1% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms in March, following a 0.1% drop in the... -
Peru: Inflation accelerates in April from the prior month Latest reading: Consumer prices in Lima rose 4.0% on a year-on-year basis in April, following a 3.8% increase in the... -
New Zealand: Business confidence slumps in April Latest reading: The ANZ Business Confidence Index fell sharply to -10.6 in April, following March’s 32.5. The latest reading moved... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence worsens in April Latest reading: The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator fell further to 80.3 in April, following March’s 91.3. The latest reading... -
Chile: Economic activity contracts less quickly in March Latest reading: Economic activity declined 0.1% in annual terms in March, following a 0.3% fall in the previous month and... -
Mexico: Manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI readings remained weak in April Latest reading: The Mexican Institute of Financial Executives (IMEF) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased from 47.6 in March to... -
Switzerland: Manufacturing and services PMIs are positive in April Latest reading: The UBS/procure.ch Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.5 in April from 53.3 in March, remaining above...