Latest reading: The UBS/procure.ch Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 42.1 in May, down from April’s 45.8. May’s...
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Switzerland: Manufacturing PMI drops to over one-year low in May; services PMI rises -
Portugal: Industrial output recovers tepidly in April Latest reading: Industrial output rebounded by 1.2% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in April, contrasting March’s 3.9% contraction.... -
Korea: Merchandise exports decline in May Latest reading: Merchandise exports decreased 1.3% on an annual basis in May (April: +3.5% yoy), marking the first decline in... -
Singapore: Manufacturing PMI rises in May Latest reading: The Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM) Manufacturing PMI rose to 49.7 in May from 49.6... -
Turkey: Economic recovery loses momentum in the first quarter GDP growth slows: GDP growth waned to 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter from 1.7%... -
Australia: Retail sales unexpectedly contract in April Latest reading: Retail sales fell 0.1% month on month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: +0.3% mom s.a.), defying... -
Japan: Industrial activity dips in April Latest reading: Industrial output declined 0.9% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which contrasted March’s 0.2% increase but which... -
New Zealand: Business confidence slumps in May Latest reading: Business confidence came in at 36.6 in May, down 49.3 in April. May’s result marked the weakest since... -
Finland: Economy remains downbeat in Q1 Second release downwardly revises Q1’s print to a stagnation: After contracting for two straight years, the Finnish economy failed to... -
Italy: GDP growth hits two-year high in Q1 GDP growth in line with the Euro area average: A second release confirmed that seasonally and calendar-adjusted GDP growth inched...