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India’s headline retail inflation climbs to 7.8% y/y, an eight-year high, in April 2022
The increase in the CPI has continued on the back of a prolonged war between Russia and Ukraine
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CEIC Leading Indicator for Japan increases for the first time 4 months
Japan’s CEIC Leading Indicator rose to 101.9 in April 2022, from 98.8 in March
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Brazil’s inflation rises to 12.1% y/y in April
Fuel prices rose by 31.2% y/y in the fourth month of 2022, reflecting the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on oil prices
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China's consumer inflation jumped further in April
The consumer price index jumped further in April to 2.1% y/y, the highest level since November 2021
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Germany's financial markets' experts are less pessimistic in May
The current situation indicator kept declining, with the May reading at -36.5%
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CEIC Leading Indicator for the US lowest in 15 months
The US decelerated for the third consecutive month in April 2022, decreasing to 100.4
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Brazil’s central bank raises the Selic rate to 12.75%
This is the tenth hike in a row
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India’s Monetary Policy Committee hikes policy rate to 4.4% p.a
The rate hike was carried out after two years of keeping the rate unchanged at 4.0% p.a
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India’s trade balance widens to USD 20.1bn in April 2022
Exports and imports declined in April, as compared to March, by 9.5% m/m, and 4.1% m/m
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US real GDP contracts for the first time since 2020
Real GDP contracted at an annual rate of 1.4% in Q1 2022
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US consumer confidence almost unchanged in April
The index decreased marginally in April 2022, dropping to 107.3 from 107.6 in the previous month