Retail sales grew 0.3% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in February, which contrasted January’s 1.7% decrease. Looking at the...
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Switzerland: Retail sales rebound in February -
Angola: GDP grows at softest pace since Q1 2022 in Q4 GDP growth moderated to 2.6% year on year in the fourth quarter, from 3.9% in the third quarter. Q4’s reading... -
Korea: Manufacturing firms’ month-ahead sentiment picks up in April Month-ahead business confidence among manufacturing firms came in at 69.0 in April, up from March’s 66.0. As a result, the... -
Argentina: Economic activity rebounds in January The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) rose 2.9% year on year in January (December: -1.0% yoy). The notable rebound... -
Thailand: Manufacturing production expands at fastest pace in six months in February Manufacturing production rose 1.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in February (January: +0.6% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell... -
Euro Area: Economic sentiment broadly stable in April Sentiment in the Eurozone rose to 99.3 in April from 99.2 in March. Consequently, the index remained entrenched below its... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment virtually unchanged in March The ANZ bank business outlook indicator dipped in March. As a consequence, a net 43.4% of firms reported that they... -
South Africa: SARB surprises markets and accelerates pace of tightening in March At its 28–30 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increased the repurchase rate... -
Portugal: Business and consumer sentiment improve in August Consumer sentiment rose to minus 25.3 in August, from July’s minus 27.1. The improvement came as households grew less downbeat... -
Egypt: Central Bank meets expectations and resumes tightening cycle in March At its 30 March meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) resumed its tightening cycle and delivered a 200 basis...