Harmonized inflation eased to 3.0% in April, below March’s 3.4%. April’s reading represented the weakest inflation rate since September 2021...
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Slovenia: Harmonized inflation drops to lowest level in almost three years in April -
Belarus: Industrial output growth speeds up in April Industrial output increased 7.7% in year-on-year terms in April, which followed March’s 6.5% increase. April’s reading was partly due to... -
Angola: National Bank of Angola continues tightening cycle in May At its meeting on 16–17 May, the Monetary Policy Committee of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) increased the key... -
Malaysia: GDP growth records fastest upturn in a year in Q1 Year-on-year GDP growth picked up to 4.2% in the first quarter, up from 2.9% in the fourth quarter of last... -
Singapore: Non-oil domestic exports drop in April Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) declined 9.3% in annual terms in April, on the heels of March’s 20.8% plunge. The downturn... -
Japan: GDP contracts in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, GDP contracted 2.0% in seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) terms in Q1 2024, undershooting market... -
Norway: GDP growth taps the breaks in Q1 The Norwegian economy started 2024 on softer footing: Nationwide GDP expanded 0.2% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms, decelerating from Q4... -
Euro Area: Industrial production growth softens in March Industrial output rose 0.6% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in March, which followed February’s 1.0% increase. March’s deceleration was driven... -
Philippines: BSP leaves rates unchanged in May, hints at start of easing cycle As expected, at its meeting on 16 May, the Monetary Board of Bangko Sentral Pilipinas (BSP) decided to maintain the... -
Panama: Inflation remains stable in April Inflation was stable at March’s 1.7% in April. The result was largely due to softer growth in prices for food...