Consumer prices fell 0.1% month-on-month in July, reversing June’s 0.1% increase and the first drop in prices in over a...
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Slovakia: Inflation softens in July -
Canada: Inflation jumps to 3.0% in July Seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose 0.5% from a month earlier in July, faster than June’s revised 0.2% increase (previously reported: +0.1%... -
Argentina: Inflation continues to climb in July According to the National Statistics Institute (INDEC), national consumer prices rose 3.1% over the previous month in July, coming in... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment moderates but remains in positive territory in August The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment declined from an over four-and-a-half-year high of 106.1 in July to 103.6 in... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia hikes rates in August; government announces import restrictions to stabilize currency At its 14 and 15 August monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) raised the seven-day reverse repo rate by 25... -
Indonesia: President unveils budget designed to safeguard financial stability On 16 August, President Joko Widodo presented the 2019 budget to parliament. The budget sets a moderate growth target and... -
Australia: The labor market sheds some jobs in July Seasonally-adjusted employment decreased by 3,900 in July compared to the previous month, following the revised 58,200 jobs created in June... -
Peru: The rate of expansion in economic activity decelerates notably in June after two months of growth euphoria Economic activity expanded 2.0% year-on-year in June, well below May’s 6.4% increase and moving further away from April’s annual growth... -
Turkey: Industrial production growth falls sharply in June Industrial production rose 3.2% in June in calendar-adjusted year-on-year terms, down markedly from May’s revised 6.5% increase (previously reported: +6.4%... -
Japan: Trade balance swings to deficit in July Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports increased 3.9% annually in July, decelerating from June’s 6.7% expansion and undershooting market expectations of a...