Retail sales expanded 3.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which was a deterioration from March’s...
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Poland: Retail sales record lowest growth since February 2021 in April -
Argentina: Economic activity growth improves in March The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) rose 1.3% year on year in March (February: +0.2% yoy). Looking at the... -
Poland: Industrial output falls at sharpest rate since May 2020 in April Industrial output sank 6.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which was a deterioration from March’s... -
New Zealand: RBNZ hikes rate in May; signals end of tightening cycle At its 24 May meeting, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) hiked the official cash rate (OCR) to 5.50%... -
Turkey: Business confidence hits highest reading since May 2022 in May Business confidence rose to 108.3 in May from April’s 108.0. May’s result marked the best reading since May 2022. Consequently,... -
Germany: Business confidence falls in May Business confidence fell to 91.7 in May from April’s 93.4, the first decline in seven months. The deterioration in May... -
Nigeria: GDP growth softens in Q1 2023 The Nigerian economy started 2023 on a weaker footing. Economic growth waned to 2.3% year on year in the first... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment increases in June Month-ahead business confidence among manufacturing firms came in at 73.0 in June, up from May’s 72.0. June’s result marked the... -
Vietnam: Central Bank cuts the benchmark refinancing rate by another 50 basis points in May On 24 May, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) cut the benchmark refinancing rate from 5.50% to 5.00%. The move... -
Nigeria: Central Bank hikes in May; changes Governor in June At its 23–24 May meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria decided to increase the key...