June 20, 2024 10:47 am
The Norges Bank has kept its benchmark interest rate without change at a 16-year high of 4.5% for a fourth straight policy meeting in June, in line with market consensus. The central bank noted the policy rate would likely remain at that level throughout the rest of this year. Norges Bank said that monetary policy […]
Read moreJune 20, 2024 8:35 am
The Swiss National Bank cut its benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 1.25% at its June meeting, as it cited easing underlying inflationary pressure. The move, which came in line with market consensus, followed another 25 bps cut in March. At present, Swiss inflation is mostly driven by higher cost of domestic services, […]
Read moreJune 19, 2024 2:02 pm
The rate of unemployment in Sweden was reported at 8.7% in May, up from 7.9% in the same month of the preceding year. The number of unemployed persons went up by 41,000 from May 2023 to 496,000, data by Statistics Sweden showed on Wednesday. In the meantime, the number of employed individuals dropped by 112,000 […]
Read moreJune 18, 2024 1:55 pm
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports were reported to have dropped 0.1% year-on-year in May, while marking the fourth straight month of decline. Yet, the pace has been the slowest in 20 months. It came after a 9.6% YoY slump in April. A consensus of analyst estimates had pointed to a 0.9% YoY drop. In May, sales […]
Read moreJune 18, 2024 8:56 am
Housing starts in Canada were reported to have increased 10% month-over-month to 264,506 units in May. It has marked the highest number of housing starts since October 2023. In comparison, market consensus had pointed to a level of 247,000 units. The May seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of total urban housing starts rose 11% to […]
Read moreJune 18, 2024 6:59 am
The Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate without change at 4.35% at its June policy meeting, in line with market expectations. The central bank noted that inflation still remained above the midpoint of its 2%–3% target range, mostly because of the still-high cost of services. Recent macroeconomic figures have suggested the RBA will […]
Read moreJune 17, 2024 2:08 pm
Pay in the Euro Area has increased 5.3% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2024, data by Eurostat showed, accelerating from a revised up 3.2% rise in Q4 of 2023. It has been the fastest wage growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2022. In Q1, pay growth picked up for: – manufacturing (5.8% YoY […]
Read moreJune 17, 2024 10:57 am
Norway has reported a trade surplus of NOK 58.7 billion in May, or an increase from NOK 45.3 billion in the same month of 2023. The nation’s total exports went up 9.9% year-on-year to NOK 153.2 billion, the latest data by Statistics Norway showed. In May, shipments rose for animal & vegetable oils, fats & […]
Read moreJune 16, 2024 12:09 pm
The Euro Area has reported a trade surplus of EUR 15 billion in April, compared with a deficit of EUR 11.1 billion in April last year. The latest figure fell short of market consensus of EUR 20 billion. The bloc’s total imports went up 1.8% year-on-year to EUR 232.5 billion in April, while total exports […]
Read moreJune 16, 2024 7:44 am
Manufacturing sales in Canada rose at a monthly rate of 1.1% in April, compared with a preliminary estimate of a 1.2% growth, and following a revised up 1.8% decline in March. An increase in sales was observed in 12 out of the 21 subsectors, led by primary metals (+4.7%), transportation equipment (+4.1%) and chemical products […]
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