Costa Rica: GDP growth picks up in Q2
GDP reading: Year-on-year GDP growth improved to 5.5% year on year in the second quarter from 3.6% in the first...
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Thailand: Merchandise exports growth slows in June
Merchandise exports were broadly stable rising just 0.3% in annual terms in June, following May’s 7.5% increase. Meanwhile, merchandise imports... -
Vietnam: Merchandise exports grow at a faster pace in July
Merchandise exports soared 20.2% in annual terms in July (June: +12.4% year on year). July’s figure marked the strongest growth... -
Greece: Unemployment rate falls in June
June’s data sent positive signals regarding the health of the labor market. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 9.6%... -
Japan: Consumer confidence improves in July
Consumer sentiment came in at 36.7 in July, up from June’s 36.4 and slightly overshooting market expectations. With the uptick,... -
Japan: Central Bank raises interest rates in July
Latest bank decision: At its meeting on 31 July, the Central Bank raised the policy rate to 0.25% from 0.00–0.10%.... -
Korea: Inflation rises in July
Inflation came in at 2.6% in July, up from June’s 2.4%, overshooting market expectations, and moving further above the Central... -
Australia: Retail sales growth ticks down in June
Retail sales expanded 0.5% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in June, which was a deterioration from May’s 0.6% increase. That’... -
Colombia: Banrep slashes rates again in July
Latest bank decision: At its meeting on 31 July, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep)... -
Spain: Current account surplus widens in May
The current account posted a EUR 5.6 billion surplus in May, improving from the EUR 2.8 billion surplus clocked in...