China's industrial production and retail sales logged weaker-than-expected growth in April, official data revealed Monday. Industrial production rose 4.1 percent in April from the last year, the National Bureau of Statistics reported. The growth fell short of the expected rise of 6.0 percent and remained...
The services sector in New Zealand continued to contract in April, albeit at a slower pace, the latest survey from BusinessNZ revealed on Monday with a Performance of Services Index score of 48.9. That's up from the upwardly revised 46.2 (originally 46.0), although it remains beneath the boom-or-bust...
China is scheduled to release a raft of data on Monday, headlining a modest day for Asia-Pacific economic news. On tap are April figures for industrial production, retail sales, fixed asset investment and unemployment. Industrial production is expected to rise 5.9 percent on year, up from 5.7 percent...
The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected industrial production to rise by 0.3 percent.
New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index shot up to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase surprised economists, who had expected the index to pull back to 7.8.
Consumer price inflation in Croatia increased as initially estimated in April to the highest level in two-and-a-half years. The consumer price index climbed 5.8 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 4.8 percent rise in March. Inflation based on transportation accelerated sharply to 13.1 percent in April from 7.0 percent a month ago amid higher fuel costs.
The Federal Reserve released a report on Friday showing industrial production in the U.S. rebounded by much more than anticipated in the month of April. The report said industrial production climbed by 0.7 percent in April after falling by a revised 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected...
India's trade deficit widened more than expected in April due to Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz blockade affecting both exports and imports, data from the Ministry of Commerce & Industry showed Friday. Exports of goods rose to $43.56 billion from $38.28 billion last year. Imports climbed...
Slovenia's GDP rose a non-seasonally adjusted 3.0 percent year-on-year, faster than the 2.0 percent increase in the previous quarter. The economy has been expanding since the second quarter of 2025. The expenditure breakdown showed that household consumption showed an increase of 2.7 percent, and general government expenditure was 3.9 percent higher.
New York manufacturing activity grew strongly in the month of May, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a report released on Friday. The New York Fed said its general business conditions index jumped to 19.6 in May from 11.0 in April, with a positive reading indicating growth. The increase...
Hong Kong's economy grew at a faster pace in the first quarter of 2026, as initially estimated. Gross domestic product advanced 5.9 percent year-over-year in the first quarter, faster than the 4.0 percent growth in the fourth quarter. The acceleration of growth in the March quarter was driven by the sustained strong performance in external trade and pickup in domestic demand.
Malaysia's economy expanded at a faster than estimated pace in the first quarter, underpinned by household spending and investment, data from the Department of Statistics showed Friday. Gross domestic product logged an annual growth of 5.4 percent, which was revised up from the initial estimate of 5.3 percent. This followed a revised 6.2 percent expansion in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Poland's consumer price inflation accelerated as initially estimated in April to the highest level in nearly a year. The consumer price index climbed 3.2 percent year-over-year in April, faster than the 3.0 percent increase in March. Moreover, this was the highest inflation rate since June 2025, when prices rose 4.1 percent. On a monthly basis, consumer prices moved up 0.6 percent.
Consumer price inflation in Italy increased slightly less than initially estimated in April to the highest level in more than two-and-a-half years. Consumer price inflation accelerated to 2.7 percent in April from March's 1.7 percent. The upward trend in inflation was primarily driven by a 9.6 percent growth in costs for non-regulated energy products, which fell 2.0 percent in March.
Estonia's unemployment rate increased in the first quarter. The jobless rate rose to 7.1 percent in the March quarter from 6.4 percent in the previous quarter. In the corresponding period last year, the rate was 8.6 percent. There were 52,200 unemployed people in the country, compared to 47,100 in the previous quarter.
May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.