At its 2 July monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.25%, as had been...
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Sweden: The Riksbank holds fire in July; forward guidance unchanged -
Poland: Central Bank holds its ground in July as expected The National Bank of Poland (NBP) kept the reference rate unchanged at a record low of 1.50% at its 2–3... -
Luxembourg: Harmonized inflation eases to an over-a-year-low in June Consumer prices fell 0.1% month-on-month in June, contrasting May’s 0.3% upturn and largely reflecting lower oil prices. Inflation came in... -
Colombia: Exports slow in May Exports rose 1.2% over the same month of the previous month in May, following the 2.2% year-on-year rise in April.... -
Brazil: Industrial production contracts in May Industrial production fell 0.2% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in May, contrasting April’s 0.3% increase but overshooting market expectations of a... -
Korea: Inflation remains anemic in June Consumer prices fell 0.2% over the prior month in June, swinging from May’s 0.2% increase. A strong decrease in the... -
United Kingdom: Housing market looks soft in June According to the Nationwide Building Society (NBS), house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.1% in June compared to the... -
Chile: Copper prices fall to two-year-low in June Copper prices sank to their lowest point in two years in June, dragged by the escalation of the U.S.–China trade... -
Australia: RBA cuts rates again in July to new record low to combat slowing economy At its 2 July monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) trimmed the cash rate for a second... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales contract for fourth consecutive month in May Retail sales by volume fell 1.7% year-on-year in May, which was however an improvement from the 5.0% contraction logged in...