United Kingdom: Consumers remain down in the dumps in February
The GfK NOP consumer confidence indicator dipped from minus 9 points in January to minus 10 points in February. As...
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Kenya: Inflation drops in February but remains within the Central Bank’s target range
Consumer prices rose 1.36% over the previous month in February, marginally up from January’s 1.32% month-on-month increase. The print marks... -
Vietnam: Inflation rises to five-month high in February
Consumer prices rose 0.73% over the previous month in February, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam. The increase... -
New Zealand: Business confidence picks up in February but remains in negative territory
Economic sentiment among New Zealand businesses improved at the start of 2018 from December’s dire reading, although firms remained generally... -
Malaysia: Inflation hits a speed bump in January
Consumer prices rose 0.3% compared to the previous month in January, slightly above the 0.1% month-on-month increase recorded in December.... -
Angola: Central Bank leaves main interest rate unchanged in February
At its monthly meeting held on 28 February, the National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola, BNA) left the... -
Hong Kong: GDP growth unexpectedly robust despite cooling in Q4
Despite easing, economic growth in the final quarter of last year remained upbeat on robust consumer spending and buoyant asset... -
Ecuador: Contraction in economic activity eases in December
In December, economic activity contracted 0.9% in annual terms, according to the monthly indicator for economic activity (IDEAC, Indice de... -
Switzerland: Economic sentiment stabilizes in February following January’s banking sector-related dive
In February, the KOF economic barometer—a leading composite indicator for the Swiss economy forecasting a six-month period—rose by 0.4 points,... -
Hong Kong: Lam’s first budget reimagines Hong Kong as an innovation and technology hub, slashes taxes and returns...
Hong Kong is in an enviable fiscal position entering FY 2018, which begins on 1 April, thanks to last fiscal...