The economic sentiment index rose to 79.8 in October from September’s 78.8. Despite the uptick, the index remained entrenched below...
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Finland: Economic sentiment rises in October -
Ecuador: GDP growth improves in Q2 GDP growth accelerated to 3.3% year on year in the second quarter, from 1.0% in the first quarter. Household spending... -
Switzerland: KOF Economic Barometer eases in September The KOF Economic Barometer came in at 95.9 in September, down from August’s 96.2. As a result, the index remained... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales record slowest growth since January in August Retail sales rose 10.9% year on year in August (July: +14.1% yoy). August’s outturn marked the worst reading since January... -
Kazakhstan: GDP growth gathers steam in H1 GDP growth gathered steam to 5.3% year on year in H1 (January–June 2023), up from 5.0% in the first quarter.... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth slows in August The economy lost some steam halfway through the third quarter. Economic activity rose 2.0% in year-on-year terms in August, which... -
Mexico: Banxico leaves policy rate unchanged in September At its meeting on 28 September, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) left the overnight interbank interest... -
Poland: Business sentiment falls in September Business sentiment fell to minus 12.8 in September from August’s minus 12.0. Therefore, the index remained entrenched below the 0-threshold,... -
Italy: Business confidence records worst reading since October 2022 in September Business confidence came in at 104.9 in September, down from August’s 106.7. September’s result marked the weakest sentiment since October... -
Vietnam: Inflation increases in September Inflation rose to 3.7% in September from August’s 3.0%. September’s result was the highest inflation rate since February. The increase...