At its 14 April meeting, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) raised the level and slope of the Singapore dollar’s...
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Singapore: MAS tightens monetary policy further in April -
Canada: House price growth accelerates in March According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house prices increased 2.1% month-on-month on a non-seasonally-adjusted basis in March,... -
Canada: Inflation comes in at highest level since January 1991 in March Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.88% from the previous month in March, picking up from the 0.75% increase seen in... -
Nigeria: Inflation inches up in March Consumer prices rose 1.74% in March, up from February’s 1.63%. The uptick was driven by stronger price increases across the... -
Australia: Unemployment rate stable at over 13-year low in March Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 17,900 in March, following 77,400 jobs added in February. March’s result was driven by an increase... -
Australia: Business confidence grows again in March The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) rose to 15.8 points in March from 13.2 points in... -
Bulgaria: Inflation comes in at highest level since July 2008 in March Consumer prices increased 2.22% from the previous month in March, following the 1.36% rise recorded in February. March’s figure was... -
Indonesia: Central Bank holds rates in April At its monetary policy meeting on 18–19 April, Bank Indonesia (BI) opted to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate at... -
Canada: Housing starts dip in March Housing starts dipped to 246,243 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in March according to the Canada Mortgage... -
China: Industrial output growth eases in March Industrial output increased 5.0% year-on-year in March (January–February: +7.5% yoy), above market expectations. March’s figure was largely due to a...