Brazil: Consumer confidence falls in August
The consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell a seasonally-adjusted 0.5% from the...
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Canada: GDP growth accelerates in Q2
Economic momentum picked up in the second quarter, with seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR) growth accelerating 2.9% over the previous quarter. The... -
Saudi Arabia: Supply shortages and strong fundamentals continue to support oil prices in August
Resilient global growth and concerns about supply shortages are shoring up oil prices. On 28 August, the OPEC oil basket... -
Korea: Forward-looking business confidence increases for September
The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for the manufacturing sector has registered pessimism among businesses for every... -
Netherlands: Business confidence moderates in August
Sentiment in the manufacturing industry eased for the third consecutive month in August, as business confidence dropped to 5.9 from... -
Thailand: Manufacturing production growth slows in July but beats market expectations
Manufacturing output growth slowed to 4.6% year-on-year in July from June’s upwardly revised 5.0% (previously reported: +4.7% year-on-year) but nevertheless... -
China: Manufacturing PMI inches up in August
The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the China Federation of Logistics... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales growth falls to a six-month low in July
Retail sales volumes expanded 5.9% in annual terms in July, decelerating from June’s 9.8% increase and marking the weakest reading... -
Japan: Consumer confidence falls to one-year low in August
Consumer sentiment decreased from 43.5 in July to 43.3 in August. The print was in line with market expectations and... -
Brazil: Economic activity rebounds in June
In June, economic activity rebounded, growing 3.3% from the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, according to the Central Bank’s monthly...