Retail sales dropped 2.7% year-on-year in February (January: -6.0% yoy). The softer contraction came on the back of an upturn...
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Poland: Decline in retail sales softens in February -
Egypt: Central Bank holds rates steady in March At its monetary policy meeting on 18 March, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) kept the overnight deposit, overnight lending... -
Australia: Unemployment rate falls strongly beating market expectations Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 88,700 in February, following revised 29,500 jobs gain in January (previously reported: +29,100) and easily beating... -
New Zealand: The economy swings back to contraction in Q4 as border closure hits tourism sector hard GDP dropped 1.0% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in Q4 2020, as the important tourism sector was weighed down by border... -
Indonesia: Central Bank stands pat in March; pledges to support rupiah At its monetary policy meeting held on 17–18 March, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate... -
Taiwan: Central Bank holds policy stable in March amid improving economic backdrop At its monetary policy meeting on 18 March, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank kept rates unchanged, with... -
Turkey: Central Bank aggressively tightens stance in March At its 18 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey raised the one-week repo rate... -
United Kingdom: BoE keeps rates and asset purchases unchanged in March; strikes more upbeat tone At its meeting ending on 17 March, the Bank of England (BoE) maintained the bank rate at a record low... -
China: China’s leadership sets conservative 6% growth target for 2021; fiscal policy to remain fairly supportive China’s main annual political meetings—known as the Two Sessions—took place in March. Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report... -
Norway: Norges Bank holds rate at zero in March; hints at rate hike in second half of 2021 At its monetary policy meeting on 17 March, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to keep the sight...