At its 3 November meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the overnight policy rate at...
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Malaysia: Bank Negara Malaysia holds rate again in November -
Kenya: Inflation increases in October Consumer prices increased 0.95% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in October, following September’s flat reading. October’s print largely reflected higher prices... -
Portugal: Industrial output growth loses pace in September Industrial output increased 2.9% in year-on-year terms in September, which was a deterioration from August’s 4.2% increase. The slowdown was... -
New Zealand: Consumer confidence at eight-month high in October The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator jumped to 108.7 in October from September’s 100.0. Therefore, it moved above the 100-threshold... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales contract again in September Retail sales fell 13.4% compared to the same month a year earlier in September, matching August’s revised result (previously reported:... -
Korea: Merchandise exports fall in October on fewer working days, although underlying momentum is robust Merchandise exports edged down 3.6% on an annual basis in October, following September’s 7.6% upturn. However, the downtick came on... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation increases in October Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.65% in October over the previous month, picking up from September’s 0.28% increase. October’s figure... -
Indonesia: Inflation stable in October Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.07% in October over the previous month, swinging from the 0.05% drop logged in September.... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation increases in October Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.65% in October over the previous month, picking up from September’s 0.28% increase. October’s figure... -
Egypt: GDP contracts for first time in nine years in Q4 of FY 2020 The economy contracted 1.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of FY 2020 (April–June 2020), according to estimates announced by the...