At its meeting ending on 16 July, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept its monetary policy unchanged, as widely expected...
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Japan: Bank of Japan holds policy steady at July meeting; fleshes out measures to address climate change -
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... -
Saudi Arabia: Inflation continues to accelerate in June Consumer prices increased 0.15% over the previous month in June, marginally weaker than May’s 0.18% rise. June’s print reflected lower... -
Kazakhstan: Industrial output growth loses pace in June Industrial output expanded 1.7% year-on-year in June (May: +3.6% yoy). The weaker figure was mainly due to a deterioration in... -
Croatia: Inflation declines in June Consumer prices flatlined in June over the previous month, which was below May’s 0.19% increase. June’s result marked lowest reading... -
United States: Retail sales rebound in June Retail sales increased 0.6% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in June (May: -1.7% mom). The figure was largely due to a... -
Turkey: Central Bank holds its ground in July At its 14 July meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Turkey left the one-week repo rate... -
China: Housing market momentum ebbs in June House prices in 70 large- and medium-sized cities increased 0.5% in June in month-on-month terms according to a weighted average... -
China: Annual retail sales growth eases to six-month low in June, but underlying momentum is solid Retail sales expanded 12.1% in year-on-year terms in June, which was a deterioration from May’s 12.4% increase. June’s result marked... -
China: Industrial output records lowest expansion since December 2020 in June Industrial production grew 8.3% year-on-year in June (May: +8.8% yoy). June’s outturn marked the worst reading since December 2020. Looking...