Business confidence has largely held up since the US tariff announcement. Key results, April 2025 Business confidence: 49.3 (Prev: 57.5) Expectations for own trading activity: 47.7 (Prev: 48.6) Activity vs same month one year ago: 11.3 (Prev: 0.8) Inflation expectations: 2.65% (Prev: 2.63%) Pricing intentions: 49.3 (Prev: 51.2) The ANZ April business opinion survey – […]
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Australia’s headline CPI was unchanged at 2.4% yoy in Q1, above expectations of a slight decline to 2.2% yoy. On a quarterly basis, CPI rose 0.9% qoq, also exceeding forecast of 0.8% qoq. The closely Read more…
New Zealand’s ANZ Business Confidence fell sharply in April, dropping from 57.5 to 49.3. The own activity outlook also edged lower from 48.6 to 47.7. ANZ noted the decline may reflect growing apprehension over the Read more…
Japan’s industrial production fell by -1.1% mom in March, significantly worse than the anticipated -0.7% mom decline. According to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the sharp drop was led by a -5.9% mom Read more…