The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 6.4% in April from 6.5% in March. As for the Eurozone’s largest economies,...
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Euro Area: Unemployment rate ticks down in April -
Sweden: Economic sentiment picks up in May Economic sentiment rose to 95.0 in May from April’s 94.3. May’s result marked the best performance since August 2022. As... -
Denmark: Economic sentiment hits highest reading since February 2022 in May Economic sentiment soared to 103.4 in May from April’s 97.2. May’s result marked the strongest sentiment since February 2022. As... -
Spain: Retail sales rebound in April Retail sales rose 0.8% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in April (March: -0.4% mom). Looking at the details of the... -
Guatemala: Banguat holds fire for the ninth successive meeting in May On 29 May, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) unanimously decided to keep the key policy... -
Russia: Industrial output growth dips in April Industrial production expanded 3.9% year on year in April (March: +4.0% yoy), falling short of market expectations. The downturn was... -
Australia: Inflation ticks up to five-month high in April Inflation rose to 3.6% in April, up from March’s 3.5%. April’s reading was the highest since November 2023 and surprised... -
Kenya: Inflation declines to lowest level in three and a half years in April Inflation came in at 5.0% in April—matching the Central Bank’s target—down from March’s 5.7% and surprising markets on the downside.... -
Brazil: Consumer and industrial business sentiment go their opposite ways in May The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) fell to 89.2 in May,... -
Peru: Economy records fastest upturn since Q4 2022 in the first quarter According to a preliminary estimate, GDP rebounded, expanding 1.4% year on year in the first quarter, contrasting the 0.4% contraction...