Europe

ECB and central bank policy, CPI, GDP, inflation, and economic indicators across European markets.

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein Among Closest to Debt-Free Status, Data Shows

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🇱🇮 Liechtenstein CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Liechtenstein is one of four countries identified as coming closest to being debt-free, according to EBC Financial Group on July 22, 2026. Unemployment in the Rome/Utica region remained steady over the past month, as reported by Rome Sentinel on July … Read more

🇮🇸 Iceland’s Jobless Rate Drops to Six-Month Low as Economic Signals Diverge

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🇮🇸 Iceland CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Iceland’s headline unemployment rate eased to a six-month low in July 2026, according to TradingView data from July 22, 2026. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rose to 5% in June 2026, as reported by Iceland Review on July 22, 2026. Iceland’s unemployment … Read more

🇨🇾 Cyprus Banks Raised Deposit Rates Less Sharply After ECB Rate Hikes, Study Finds

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🇨🇾 Cyprus CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Cyprus banks raised deposit rates less sharply than other euro area banks after ECB rate hikes, according to a July 22, 2026 ECB study cited by Cyprus Inform. The CSE Index tracks Cypriot stock performance, though no specific index level … Read more

🇧🇾 Belarus GDP Growth Reaches 3.5% in June as Manufacturing Sector Drives Expansion

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🇧🇾 Belarus CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways GDP growth reached about 3.5% in June, according to MacroBy, as reported by REFORM.news on July 21, 2026. Minsk’s economy grew faster than Belarus’s overall economy in the first half of the year, per REFORM.news on July 20, 2026. The … Read more

🇧🇦 Bosnia’s Unemployment Rate Falls 3.2% Year-on-Year in May 2026

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🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Bosnia’s unemployment rate fell 3.2% year-on-year in May 2026, according to SeeNews. June CPI data for Bosnia closed the door for a July rate hike, per The Conference Board. A report from Kosovo Online notes the Western Balkans … Read more

🇦🇲 World Bank Upgrades Armenia’s Growth Forecasts as Budget Posts Surplus

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🇦🇲 Armenia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways World Bank improved Armenia’s economic growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027 — Arka.am, July 21, 2026 Armenia recorded a five-month budget surplus equal to 0.8% of GDP — World Bank, July 21, 2026 Acba Bank launched a program to support … Read more

🇬🇪 Georgia’s Central Bank Strikes Deal with Five Biggest Lenders as Mortgage Rate Forecasts Shift

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🇬🇪 Georgia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways National Bank of Georgia struck a deal with five of the country’s biggest lenders, per TheBanker.com on July 20, 2026. Forbes reported on July 22, 2026, that experts are predicting whether mortgage interest rates will drop in 2026. The National … Read more

🇱🇻 Latvia’s inflation hits 2.9% in April as IMF warns on fiscal consolidation and growth slows

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🇱🇻 Latvia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Annual inflation in Latvia reached 2.9% in April, according to LSM on 19 July 2026. The IMF called for fiscal consolidation in Latvia as inflation rises and growth slows, per Insight EU Monitoring on 21 July 2026. Latvia remains one … Read more

🇱🇹 Lithuania questions Hungary’s OTP bid for Baltic bank Luminor over Russian operations

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🇱🇹 Lithuania CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Lithuania raised concerns over Hungary’s OTP Bank bid for Luminor due to OTP’s ongoing operations in Russia, Reuters reported on July 21, 2026. Luxembourg inflation eased to 3.7% in June, according to the Luxembourg Times on July 17, 2026. Lithuania’s … Read more

🇷🇺 Russia’s Wartime Economy Shows Cracks: Cash Hoarding and Fuel Shortages Signal Stagflation Risk

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🇷🇺 Russia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Russians are turning to cash amid economic uncertainty, adding strain to the slowing wartime economy, according to a July 18, 2026 BBC report. Russia’s fuel crisis is raising stagflation fears as growth stalls and inflation accelerates, per The Moscow Times … Read more