Revised data revealed that GDP bounced back at the outset of 2023, increasing 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis...
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Finland: Economy records best result in more than a year in Q1 -
Brazil: COPOM meets expectations and stays put for seventh consecutive meeting in June At its 20–21 June meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) decided to once again hold... -
Ghana: GDP growth accelerates in Q1 Surprising markets on the upside, GDP growth accelerated to 4.2% year on year in Q1, from 3.2% in the fourth... -
Hong Kong: Inflation holds steady in May Inflation came in at 2.0% in May, unchanged from April’s result and below market expectations. May’s reading was muted by... -
Japan: Industrial output rises at faster rate in April Industrial output rose 0.7% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in April (March: +0.3% mom). Manufacturing output grew at a faster pace,... -
Hungary: MNB narrows interest rate corridor again in June At its 20 June meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports drop at a more moderate rate in May Merchandise exports contracted 3.7% annually in May (April: -20.5% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports declined 6.3% in annual terms in May... -
Finland: Current account deficit increases in April The current account recorded a EUR 1.7 billion deficit in April, deteriorating from the EUR 0.6 billion deficit posted in... -
Colombia: Economic activity records largest drop in over two years in April Economic activity decreased 0.8% compared to the same month of the previous year in April, which contrasted March’s 1.5% increase.... -
Chile: Central Bank stays put in June At its 19 June meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) decided to leave the monetary policy...