The core consumer price index, which excludes the price of fresh food, decreased 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in May,...
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Kenya: Government unveils FY2020 budget against Covid-19 backdrop; sets a trajectory for consolidation On 11 June, the government presented a KES 2.79 trillion (around USD 26 billion) budget for fiscal year 2020–2021, which... -
Mexico: Economy shrinks in Q1 on falling domestic demand as Covid-19 starts to bite Expenditure-based national accounts released by the Statistical Institute (INEGI) on 19 June confirmed that GDP fell 1.4% year-on-year in the... -
United Kingdom: Consumer confidence picks up in June but remains in negative territory The consumer confidence index rose to 30 in June from May’s 34. The increase was driven by consumers’ less pessimistic... -
Russia: Central Bank slashes key policy rate to record low in June At its meeting on 19 June, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) chopped... -
Panama: Economic growth slumps to one-decade low at outset of 2020 The economy expanded 0.4% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter a year earlier, down from... -
Australia: Unemployment rate jumps to a near 22-year high in June Seasonally-adjusted employment soared by 210,800 in June, following a revised 264,100 jobs lost in May (previously reported: -227,700), as more... -
New Zealand: Economy contracts at sharpest pace in nearly 30 years on initial lockdown effects The economy plunged 1.6% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted terms in the first quarter of 2020, contrasting Q4’s 0.5% increase. The reading... -
Indonesia: Central Bank cuts rates in June to support the economy At its 17–18 June monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut the seven-day reverse repo rate to 4.25%. The Bank... -
United Kingdom: BoE leaves rates unchanged but boosts bond purchases At its meeting ending on 17 June, the Bank of England (BoE) left the policy rate at a record low...