At its 16 January Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Turkey’s Central Bank slashed its one-week repo rate again, this time by...
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Brazil: Economic activity quickens slightly in November Economic activity rose 0.2% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in November, up from October’s revised 0.1% increase (previously reported: +0.2% month-on-month).... -
Egypt: Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged in January The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held interest rates steady at its monetary policy meeting on 16 January, leaving the... -
Colombia: Consumers turn less pessimistic in December Consumers turned less pessimistic in December, with the Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index rising to minus 9.5 from minus 14.4 in... -
United States: Retail sales finish 2019 on strong note Nominal retail sales increased 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December, matching November’s revised uptick (previously reported: +0.2% month-on-month) and... -
South Africa: SARB slashes rates in January At its meeting ending 16 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) unanimously decided... -
China: Growth in house prices stabilizes in December House prices in 70 large- and medium-sized cities rose 0.3% in December in month-on-month terms according to a weighted average... -
China: Economic growth stabilizes in Q4 2019 In the fourth quarter of 2019, economic growth remained weak by historical standards but managed to break a downward trend... -
Finland: Economic activity growth accelerates in November Economic activity grew a working-day adjusted 2.3% in November from the same month a year earlier, up from October’s revised... -
Romania: Inflation edges up in December Consumer prices rose 0.4% month-on-month in December, up from November’s 0.2% uptick. The largest increase was recorded for prices for...