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Commentary
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Today's Economic Indicators
Australia
Monetary Policy
Jun. 2024: 4.35%
At its June meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia again held the cash rate steady at 4.35%. Austria
Consumer Price Index
May. 2024: 3.4% y/y
Austria's CPI came in at 3.4% year over year in May, a 0.1-percentage point fall from April. Euro Zone
Consumer Price Index
May. 2024: 2.6% y/y
The euro zone’s HICP inflation rate was confirmed at 2.6% year over year in May, up from 2.4% in April. Portugal
Consumer Price Index
May. 2024: 3.1%
Inflation surged to 3.1% in May, the highest since September. United States
Retail Sales
May. 2024: 0.1%, m/m
Retail sales perked back up slightly in May, despite falling gasoline prices, following a weak April. United States
Industrial Production
May. 2024: 0.9% m/m
U.S. industrial production rose sharply in May, exceeding expectations. United States
Business Inventories (MTIS)
Apr. 2024: 0.3% m/m
Business inventories rose 0.3% in April, right on par with consensus and besting the previous month's reading of a 0.1% decline. United States
State and Local Government Tax Revenue
2024Q1: 1.9% y/y
State tax revenues saw a milder gain on a year-ago basis in the first quarter compared with the previous quarter’s increase. United States
Treasury International Capital Flows
Apr. 2024: $123.1 bil
Chile
Monetary Policy
Jun. 2024:
Japan
Foreign Trade
May. 2024:
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