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Oman’s consumer price growth accelerated markedly in March 2026, with the monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 1.3% compared with a 0.2% increase recorded previously. The latest data, updated...

India’s infrastructure output declined by 0.4% year-on-year in March 2026, following an upwardly revised 2.8% increase in February. This marked the first contraction since October of the previous year...

India's BSE Sensex ended Monday’s session virtually flat at 78,520, consolidating near six-week highs. Gains from strong quarterly bank earnings were offset by a rise in crude oil prices...

India’s infrastructure output turned negative in March 2026, with year-over-year growth falling to -0.4%, according to data updated on 20 April 2026. The reversal marks a sharp slowdown from February...

Wheat futures rose to about $6.00 per bushel, their highest level since the nine‑month peak of $6.16 on March 31, as persistent weather threats and fertilizer supply disruptions linked...

South Africa’s 10-year government bond yield climbed to about 8.33%, rebounding from an over one-month low of 8.19% reached on April 17, as renewed hostilities in the Middle East drove...

Producer prices in Portugal were unchanged year-on-year in March 2026, ending a run of fifteen consecutive monthly declines, after a 3.0% drop in February. The turnaround was largely driven...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 6.3% in March 2026, unchanged for the third consecutive month and marking the highest level since February 2021. The number of unemployed persons...

The South African rand edged weaker toward 16.4 per USD after having reached a more than one‑month high of 16.3 per USD on April 17. The pullback came as renewed...

Eurozone construction output fell 1.9% year-on-year in February 2026, following an upwardly revised 4.1% decline in January and marking a second consecutive month of contraction for the sector. Building construction...