South Africa: Improving economic outlook gives Central Bank margin to cut rate in March
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) slashed the repurchase rate from 6.75% to 6.50%...
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United Kingdom: Consumers perk up in March
The GfK NOP consumer confidence indicator rose from minus 10 points in February to minus 7 points in March, the... -
Dominican Republic: Ample fiscal and monetary stimulus shores up GDP growth in Q4
A more comprehensive release of GDP data confirmed the economy’s solid performance in the last quarter of 2017, which benefited... -
Ukraine: Comprehensive data reveals faster growth in Q4
Ukraine’s economy ended last year on a better-than-expected note according to comprehensive data released by the State Statistics Service of... -
Kenya: Inflation continues on downward trend in March
Consumer prices increased 1.39% over the previous month in March, broadly similar to February’s 1.36% month-on-month rise. March’s result was... -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment dips in March on growing pessimism among manufacturers
In March, the KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—fell 2.4 points to... -
Canada: GDP contracts in January on unplanned energy-sector shutdowns and a collapse in home sales
Canada’s economy contracted unexpectedly at the outset of the year as lower oil output and a weaker services sector weighed... -
Portugal: Industrial production growth weakens in February
Industrial output grew 2.1% year-on-year in February, slightly weaker than the 2.5% annual expansion in January. The moderation in growth... -
Italy: Consumers grow more optimistic in March, unimpressed by political stalemate
The consumer confidence index released by the National Institute of Statistics (Istat) rose to 117.5 points in March, up from... -
Italy: Business confidence deteriorates in March
The National Institute of Statistics (Istat)’s composite business confidence indicator (Clima di Fiducia delle Imprese Italiane, IESE)—which covers the manufacturing,...