🇭🇷 Croatia Hits Record Low Unemployment in 2026 as Tourism Boom Drives Hiring, But Growth Forecasts Are Cut

🇭🇷 Croatia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Croatia recorded its lowest unemployment rate in history in 2026, driven by a tourism boom, hospitality hiring, and retail growth, according to Travel And Tour World on July 12, 2026. UniCredit cut Croatia’s economic growth forecasts for both 2026 and … Read more

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan’s Economy Defies Global Turbulence as IMF and ING Forecast GDP Growth

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways IMF and ING forecast GDP growth for Azerbaijan in 2026, according to a July 11, 2026 review by Caliber.Az. June 2026 CPI inflation slowed more than expected to 3.5%, per Newsmax on July 14, 2026. U.S. transportation CPI rose in … Read more

🇷🇺 Russia’s Inflation Hits 5-Month High as Economy Shows Signs of Strain

🇷🇺 Russia CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Russia’s inflation rate rose to a 5-month high in July 2026, according to TradingView. Forbes reports that Russia’s economy is “slowly sinking” as of July 13, 2026. The IMF raised its 2026 oil price forecast on July 11, 2026, but … Read more

🇭🇺 Hungary Signals More Summer Rate Cuts as Core Inflation Eases

🇭🇺 Hungary CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Hungary’s central bank signaled additional rate cuts this summer, according to Investing.com on July 13, 2026. The core inflation rate has been tracked from 2020 through 2026, per Statista data reported July 10, 2026. Central bank base rate decisions are … Read more

🇷🇴 Romania’s Inflation Eases to 10.4% as Economy Shrinks 1.2% in First Quarter

🇷🇴 Romania CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Romania’s annual inflation rate eased to 10.4% in June 2026, according to SeeNews and The Romania Journal on July 13. The economy contracted by 1.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, as reported by Romania Insider, SeeNews, and Business … Read more

Belgium Faces Mixed Signals as Global Inflation Data Takes Center Stage

National Bank of Belgium interest rate chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: Central Bank. 🇧🇪 Belgium CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Global focus shifts to US CPI release on July 14, 2026, which analysts call the most important data point of the year, per ig.com (July 13, … Read more

Poland Holds Rates as NBP Forecasts 3.7% GDP Growth and 2.9% Inflation for 2026

National Bank of Poland interest rate chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: Central Bank. 🇵🇱 Poland CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways GDP growth forecast at 3.7% for 2026, with inflation at 2.9%: NBP, July 10, 2026. Poland’s central bank held interest rates unchanged, but projects higher inflation … Read more

Norway Inflation Slows to 2.7% in June, Lowest in Four Months

Norges Bank interest rate chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: Central Bank. Norway CPI Inflation chart — Economic Pulse Net. Source: National Statistics Office. Key Takeaways Norway’s CPI inflation fell to 2.7% year-on-year in June, hitting a four-month low – TradingView, July 10, 2026 This marks a decline from the previous month’s reading, bringing inflation … Read more

Sweden Inflation Cools, Putting Swedbank and Riksbank Policy Under the Spotlight

Key Takeaways Sweden’s inflation cooled in July 2026, creating a new test for Swedbank stock, according to simplywall.st on July 8, 2026. Sweden’s central bank policy rate data from 1950 to 2026 was released by Statista on July 9, 2026. International unemployment comparisons for Sweden were published by the House of Commons Library on July … Read more