Mexico: Merchandise trade records stronger-than-expected surplus in March
The merchandise trade surplus widened to USD 1.9 billion in March from USD 1.1 billion in February, underpinned by a...
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Korea: Forward-looking business confidence improves for May
The Bank of Korea’s forward-looking business confidence indicator (BSI) for the manufacturing sector rose to 81 points for May from... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence lets up in April
The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dropped significantly from 128.0 in March to 120.5 in April, which represented the lowest... -
Argentina: Consumer sentiment plummets to multi-year low in April
The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index dropped from 43.8 points in March to an almost four-year low... -
Taiwan: Economic momentum remains broadly steady in Q1
A preliminary estimate shows that economic growth continued at a broadly stable pace in the first quarter, supported by healthy... -
Colombia: Central Bank cuts interest rate in April
At its 27 April Board of Directors meeting, Colombia’s Central Bank (Banco de la República, BanRep) unanimously voted to cut... -
Korea: Steady economic growth in Q1 buttressed by government spending and exports
According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea on 26 April, the economy grew 2.8% year-on-year in the... -
Germany: Modest drop in consumer confidence expected for May
The forward-looking consumer confidence indicator released by the GfK Group for May showed an expected moderation in sentiment, which nevertheless... -
Japan: Strong yens continues to put a lid on export growth in March
Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports increased 2.1% year-on-year in March, accelerating timidly from February’s 1.8% rise. March’s print came in below... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment rebounds in April, signaling renewed momentum at the start of Q2
The economic tendency indicator rebounded in April to 110.4, up from the upwardly-revised 108.8 reading in March (previously reported: 108.4)....