Brazil: Manufacturing PMI rises in February
Conditions in Brazil’s manufacturing sector strengthened in February according to the IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which rose...
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Ghana: PMI jumps to a five-month high in February
The Stanbic IBTC Bank Ghana Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose notably in February, surging to a five-month high of 54.9... -
Brazil: Business confidence moves to optimistic territory in February for the first time in over four years
Business sentiment in Brazil rose in February, moving into optimistic territory for the first time since June 2013. The Getulio... -
Australia: Retail sales increase tepidly in January
Nominal retail sales in January rose 0.1% from the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, contrasting December’s 0.5% drop and undershooting... -
Australia: RBA keeps rates unchanged in March
At its 6 March monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate at its all-time... -
Sweden: Industrial production growth rises in January
Total industrial production excluding energy rose a seasonally-adjusted 2.1% in January over the previous month according to Statistics Sweden (SCB),... -
Korea: Inflation accelerates in February, spurred by January’s minimum wage increase
Consumer prices increased 0.8% in February from the previous month, according to the National Statistics Office of Korea. The result,... -
South Africa: Economy expands at a faster-than-expected pace in Q4
According to data released by Statistics South Africa, growth in economic activity accelerated from 2.3% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR)... -
Switzerland: Inflation ticks down to six-month low in February
Consumer prices rose 0.4% on a monthly basis in February, following a revised 0.1% decline (previously reported: +0.0% month-on-month) in... -
Estonia: Industrial production growth accelerates in January
According to Statistics Estonia, industrial production growth accelerated for a third consecutive month in January, expanding 7.7% in annual terms...