Economic activity rose 20.8% in year-on-year terms in May, which was above April’s 12.1% increase. The result marked the best...
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Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps rate unchanged in July At its 21 July meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica once again decided to hold fire, keeping the monetary... -
Poland: Retail sales growth moderates in June Retail sales expanded 13.0% year-on-year in June (May: +19.1% yoy). The notable slowdown was largely due to softer expansions in... -
Chile: Central Bank delivers first rate hike since the pandemic began in July At its 13–14 July meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile decided to hike the monetary policy rate... -
Luxembourg: Unemployment rate tricks down in June In June, the number of unemployed workers came in at 16,402, which was down 5.4% from May’s result of 17,340.... -
Japan: Inflation rises marginally in June Core consumer prices increased 0.10% in June over the previous month, moderating from May’s 0.20% increase. Core consumer prices—which exclude... -
Panama: Economy falls at a more moderate pace in Q1 According to a preliminary reading, GDP fell at a softer rate of 8.5% year-on-year in the first quarter, above the... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence falls further into pessimistic terrain in July Consumer confidence fell to 79.5 in July from June’s 81.7. As a result, the index remained below the 100-threshold, and... -
Japan: Bank of Japan holds policy steady at July meeting; fleshes out measures to address climate change At its meeting ending on 16 July, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected... -
Belarus: Economy records quickest upturn since Q2 2018 in Q2 According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth improved to 5.5% year-on-year in the second quarter (H1 2021: 3.3% yoy), from...