At its meeting held on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the monetary policy rate unchanged...
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Korea: GDP growth moderates in the third quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 4.0% year-on-year in the third quarter from 6.0% in the... -
Japan: What’s at stake in the 31 October general election? On 4 October, Fumio Kishida replaced Yoshihide Suga as prime minister of Japan following his victory in the ruling Liberal... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank hikes base rate for the third consecutive meeting in October At its meeting in late October, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to raise the base rate by 25... -
Austria: Consumer sentiment improves in October Consumer confidence came in at minus 2.0 in October, up from September’s minus 3.0. As a result, the index moved... -
New Zealand: Inflation jumps to over 10-year high in Q3 Consumer prices soared 2.2% from the previous quarter in Q3, coming in above Q2’s 1.3% jump. Moreover, the reading surprised... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment drops in October The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), fell to 95.3 in October from 96.2 in September,... -
Italy: Draft 2022 budget sees slight increase in spending to boost economy On 19 October, the prime minister’s cabinet approved a draft of the 2022 budget, which will now be sent to... -
Belgium: Consumer confidence slides in October, while business confidence remains stable The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) came in at plus 4.0 in October, falling... -
Taiwan: Industrial output records lowest expansion since February in September, but remains solid Industrial output grew 12.2% in year-on-year terms in September, which was a deterioration from August’s 13.4% increase. The outturn marked...