Business confidence came in at 105.2 in September, down from August’s 109.2. September’s reading was driven by more downbeat sentiment...
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Italy: Business confidence eases in September -
Argentina: Merchandise exports increase in July Merchandise exports rose 7.2% year-on-year in July (June: +20.3% year-on-year). July’s outturn marked the softest growth since December 2020. Meanwhile,... -
Peru: Economic growth records slowest increase since Q4 2020 in Q2 2022 GDP growth waned to 3.3% year on year in the second quarter, from 3.8% in the first quarter. Q2’s reading... -
Germany: Business confidence decreases in August Business confidence fell to 88.5 in August from July’s 88.6. August’s result marked the worst reading since June 2020. Consequently,... -
United States: GDP drops at a slower pace in the second quarter GDP contracted 0.6% in seasonally-adjusted annualized terms (SAAR) in Q2 (Q1: -1.6% SAAR). That said, the reading was dampened by... -
Brazil: Consumer sentiment hits highest reading in over two years in August The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) came in at 83.6 in August,... -
Germany: Economic growth flatlines in Q2 A detailed breakdown of national accounts data revealed that the German economy expanded 0.1% quarter on quarter on a seasonally-adjusted... -
Korea: BOK hikes rates by 25 basis points in August At its meeting on 25 August, the Bank of Korea (BOK) raised the base rate by 25 basis points to... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment weakens further in August The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), fell to 94.1 in August from 95.7 in July.... -
South Africa: Inflation comes in at highest level since April 2009 in July Inflation came in at 7.8% in July, up from June’s 7.4%. July’s result marked the highest inflation rate since April...