Retail sales fell 8.6% year on year in March, contrasting February’s 0.5% growth and marking the sharpest fall in two...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales sink in March -
Norway: Norges Banks holds fire in May At its meeting on 2 May, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to keep the policy rate unchanged... -
Spain: Economic sentiment increases in April Economic sentiment came in at 104.3 in April, up from March’s 102.0. April’s result marked the strongest sentiment since February... -
Italy: Economic sentiment deteriorates in April Economic sentiment fell to 99.5 in April from March’s 100.8. As a result, the index dipped below the long-term average... -
Belgium: GDP records slowest increase since Q4 2022 in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, activity was steady at 0.3% increase on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first... -
Japan: Consumer confidence falls in April Consumer sentiment came in at 38.3 in April, down from March’s 39.5, a three-month low and undershooting market expectations. With... -
Switzerland: Retail sales dip in March Retail sales declined 0.4% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in March, which contrasted February’s 0.1% increase. On an annual basis,... -
Brazil: Current account records larger deficit in March The current account recorded a USD 4.6 billion deficit in March, deteriorating from the USD 4.5 billion deficit clocked in... -
Poland: Inflation increases in April Inflation came in at 2.4% in April, which was up from March’s five-year low of 2.0%. The reading was largely... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation drops to the joint-lowest level since January 2022 in April Inflation eased to 8.7% in April, following March’s 9.1%, marking an over two-year low. According to the preliminary release, the...