Ghana: Central Bank stays put in May, meeting market expectations
At its meeting on 22–24 May, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) decided to maintain the policy rate at 29.00%. The...
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Israel: Central Bank maintains rates in May
At its meeting on 27 May, the Central Bank decided to leave the interest rate unchanged at 4.50%. Rising inflation... -
United Kingdom: Retail sales tumble in April
Retail sales declined 2.3% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in April, which was a deterioration from March’s 0.1% decrease and... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports increase in April
Merchandise exports shot up 11.4% over the same month last year in April (March: -5.4% year-on-year). This was due to... -
Brazil: Current account records smaller deficit in April
The current account recorded a USD 2.5 billion deficit in April, improving from the USD 4.8 billion deficit recorded in... -
Malaysia: Inflation remains steady in April
Inflation was stable at March’s 1.8% in April. April’s figure marked the joint-highest inflation rate since September 2023. Looking at... -
Germany: Economy returns to growth, records fastest expansion in a year in Q1
A second reading confirmed that the German economy rebounded in Q1 2024, increasing 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis.... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity expands at quickest pace since December 2021 in April
Economic activity grew 7.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in April, which followed March’s 1.6% increase. April’s... -
Nigeria: Economy loses momentum in Q1
GDP reading: GDP growth moderated to 3.0% year on year in the first quarter, from 3.5% in the fourth quarter... -
Japan: Inflation falls to lowest level since January in April
Inflation came in at 2.5% in April, down from March’s 2.7%. April’s result represented the lowest inflation rate since January,...