The Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) stood pat at its 27 April meeting, keeping the monetary...
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Korea: Business confidence among manufacturing firms improves in May Business confidence among manufacturing firms rose to 88.0 in May from April’s 85.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained below... -
Germany: Consumer sentiment expected to drop to historic low in May The GfK consumer climate index is forecast to drop to a record low of minus 26.5 in May from minus... -
Japan: Merchandise trade deficit narrows in March Yen-denominated merchandise exports jumped 14.7% on an annual basis in March, following February’s 19.1% upturn. Meanwhile, merchandise imports soared 31.2%... -
Brazil: Inflation comes in at highest level since October 2003 in April Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 1.06% in April over the previous month, slowing down from March’s over 19-year high of... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports increase in March Merchandise exports shot up 20.9% year-on-year in March (February: +27.8% year-on-year), driven by a nearly 68% rise in oil exports... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank carries out fourth consecutive rate hike at April meeting At its 27 April meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) raised the monetary policy rate by 150 basis... -
Korea: Consumer confidence improves in April Consumer confidence came in at 103.8 in April, up from March’s 103.2. As a result, the index remained above the... -
Korea: GDP growth records slowest increase since Q1 2021 in the first quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 3.1% year-on-year in the first quarter, from 4.2% in the... -
United States: House prices grow at quickest pace since May 2013 in February The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index rose 2.4% in month-on-month terms in February, which followed January’s 1.4% increase. The...