At its 20 June meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) unanimously decided...
Latest Global Economic News
-
Brazil: Central Bank takes wait-and-see approach, holds the SELIC rate at 6.50% -
Mexico: Domestic demand shoulders GDP growth in Q1 Expenditure-based GDP data for the first quarter confirmed that the economy grew modestly against a backdrop of political uncertainty surrounding... -
Thailand: BoT holds rate steady, upgrades forecast At its 20 June meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) voted 5 to 1 to... -
Belarus: Central Bank cuts key rate to 10-year low in June On 20 June, the Board of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) decided to cut the refinance... -
Philippines: Central Bank increases key rate for the second consecutive month At its meeting held on 20 June, the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) decided to raise the Overnight Reverse... -
Kenya: Record budget unveiled for the new financial year, targets greater fiscal consolidation Kenya’s Finance Minister Henry Rotich presented the largest budget on record for the 2018/2019 fiscal year to parliament on 14... -
Hungary: Central Bank leaves base rate unchanged in June At its latest monetary policy meeting held on 19 June, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) decided... -
Poland: Industrial output decelerates in May According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), industrial production expanded 5.4% in May over the same month a year prior,... -
Ukraine: Second GDP release confirms strong recovery in Q1 Comprehensive data released by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on 19 June confirmed that the Ukrainian economy picked up... -
Belarus: Industrial production decelerates further in May Industrial production growth dropped to 6.3% year-on-year in May, a year-to-date low, from 7.0% in the previous month. Meanwhile, annual...