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Portugal: Costa’s Socialists set to win October’s election, pointing to policy continuity -
Turkey: Consumer confidence drops to four-month low in September Confidence among Turkish consumers fell to a four-month low 55.8 in September, down from 58.3 in August. The index consequently... -
Japan: Core inflation falls to a nearly two-year low in August The core consumer price index rose 0.1% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in August, matching July’s result. Core inflation declined from... -
Ghana: Bank of Ghana leaves key policy rate unchanged in September On 20 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BOG) announced it had decided to hold... -
Mexico: GDP falls in Q2 amid weak domestic demand Expenditure-based national accounts released by the Statistical Institute (INEGI) on 20 September confirmed output fell 0.8% in year-on-year, unadjusted terms... -
Hong Kong: Inflation hits a 40-month high amid pork shortages in August Inflation increased to 3.5% in August from 3.3% in July. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief measures,... -
Poland: Retail sales growth softens in August Nominal retail sales rose 6.0% year-on-year in August, coming in below July’s 7.4% jump but showing resilience nevertheless. August’s expansion... -
Luxembourg: Unemployment stable in August In August, the number of unemployed workers stood at 15,370, down 1.9% from July’s result, while the seasonally-adjusted unemployment remained... -
Australia: Despite sustained job creation, unemployment rate hits one-year high in August Seasonally-adjusted employment rose by 34,700 in August, following a revised 36,400 job addition in July (previously reported: +41,100). August’s result... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence turns pessimistic in September Consumer sentiment soured in September, with the index dropping to minus 2 from 0 in August; yet, the index remained...