Austria: Consumer confidence moderates from recent highs in May
Consumer sentiment moderated in May, with the sentiment index easing to 11 from the over one-decade high of 13 sustained...
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Turkey: Erdogan remains favorite to win snap elections
Incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains the likely winner in the first round of presidential elections to be held on... -
Spain: Retail sales growth loses steam in April
Retail sales rose 0.7% in year-on-year terms in April, below the 1.5% increase recorded in March and the lowest reading... -
Portugal: Industrial production surges in April
Annual growth in industrial production surged to 3.8% in April, up from a revised expansion of 2.1% in March (previously... -
Sweden: GDP growth remains solid in the first quarter
According to figures released by Statistics Sweden on 30 May, the economy expanded a robust 0.7% in Q1 over the... -
Poland: Buoyant domestic demand lifts GDP growth in Q1
Poland’s economy sailed through the first quarter, according to comprehensive data released by the Statistical Office on 30 May. Ticking... -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment declines to over two-and-a-half year low in May
In May, the KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—dropped from a revised... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia hikes rates for the third time in six weeks
At its 28–29 June meeting, the Board of Governors of Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to hike its main interest rates... -
Canada: Bank of Canada signals forthcoming rate hike in July
On 30 May, the Bank of Canada (BoC) left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.25%, as broadly... -
Finland: Economic growth surges to an over seven-year high at the start of 2018
In Q1 2018, the economy expanded for the tenth consecutive quarter, with growth accelerating to an over seven-year high. According...