Retail sales grew 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in May (April: +0.4% mom). The reading confounded market expectations for a...
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United States: Retail sales beat market expectations in May -
Ukraine: NBU maintains key policy rate at 25.00% in June At its latest meeting on 15 June, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) kept its key policy rate at 25.00%.... -
Finland: Monthly economic activity growth dips in April Economic activity expanded 0.7% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which followed March’s 1.2% increase. The moderation largely reflected... -
Nigeria: Inflation increases again in May Inflation ticked up to 22.4% in May from April’s 22.2%, moving further above the upper bound of the Central Bank’s... -
Panama: Inflation declines to lowest level since March 2021 in May Inflation fell to 0.4% in May, following April’s 1.0%. May’s result represented the lowest inflation rate since March 2021. Looking... -
Israel: Inflation declines to lowest level since September 2022 in May Inflation came in at 4.6% in May, down from April’s 5.0%. May’s reading represented the lowest inflation rate since September... -
New Zealand: GDP contraction softens in Q1 GDP dropped 0.1% in Q1 on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, following the previous quarter’s 0.7% fall. Private consumption increased... -
India: Merchandise exports slide at a milder rate in May Merchandise exports plummeted 10.3% in annual terms in May, on the heels of April’s 12.7% plunge. Meanwhile, merchandise imports contracted... -
Euro Area: ECB sticks to the script and hikes rates by another 25 basis points in June At its 15 June meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility... -
Ghana: Inflation rises in May Contrary to market expectations, inflation increased in May, coming in at 42.2% from April’s 41.1%. The acceleration was largely driven...