United States: Trump administration draws first blood as concerns over trade war with China grow
On 22 March, the Trump administration announced its first set of punitive actions aimed at rebalancing the United States’ trade...
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Canada: Inflation jumps in February, will likely weigh on Bank of Canada’s plans
Seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose 0.2% from a month earlier in February, easing from January’s 0.5% increase. According to Statistics Canada,... -
Belgium: Business confidence plunges in March, while consumer confidence improves
The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) increased from 1.0 point in February to 3.0... -
Japan: Core inflation ticks up in February
In February, the core consumer price index rose 0.1% compared to the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, down slightly from... -
Argentina: Consumer sentiment steady in March
The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index came in at 43.8 points in March, matching the print observed... -
Russia: Central Bank cuts key interest rate to 7.25% in March
At its 23 March meeting, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) decided to... -
Mexico: Economic activity growth regains some momentum in January
Economic activity data for January suggests the economy bottomed out in the last quarter of last year, with a pick-up... -
Philippines: Central Bank stands pat but signals rate hikes in the near future at March meeting
At its meeting on 22 March, the Central Bank decided to leave the Overnight Reverse Repurchase Facility (RRP) rate unchanged... -
Germany: Composite PMI records steep drop in March
The IHS Markit flash composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell from the prior month’s record high of 57.6 (previously reported:... -
Germany: Business confidence remains elevated despite moderating in March
German business confidence continued to moderate at the close of the first quarter of the year. In March, the confidence...