On 26 February, the Bank of Israel decided to leave the interest rate unchanged at 0.10%, citing persistently low inflationary...
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Israel: Bank of Israel holds rates for 32nd time in February; inflation expectations tick up -
Lithuania: Industrial production growth accelerates in January Industrial production in Lithuania jumped 7.5% in January on an annual basis, notably up from December’s revised 4.8% growth (previously... -
Austria: Industrial production growth moderates in December Industrial production grew 3.5% in annual terms in December, decelerating from the 3.6% growth rate in November. Growth in December... -
Serbia: Inflation slows significantly in January According to the Statistical Institute, consumer prices increased 0.3% from the previous month in January, up from a stagnant no-change... -
Japan: Core inflation unchanged again in January In January, the core consumer price index rose 0.2% compared to the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, following December’s 0.1%... -
Slovakia: Inflation rises to 5-year high in January Consumer prices jumped 0.9% month-on-month in January, following December’s flat result. According to data released by the Statistical Office of... -
Poland: Growth in retail sales gains speed at the beginning of 2018 Retail sales rose 8.2% from the same month a year earlier in January, accelerating from December’s 6.0% year-on-year increase. January’s... -
Poland: Businesses remain upbeat in February In February, sentiment in the manufacturing sector remained broadly unchanged, according to the Business Tendency Survey released by the Central... -
Germany: Economic growth remains resilient in the final stretch of 2017 On 23 February, Destatis released a detailed breakdown of economic growth in the final quarter of 2017, confirming the preliminary... -
Canada: Inflation dips in January, unlikely to shake Bank of Canada’s plans Seasonally-adjusted consumer prices rose 0.5% from a month earlier in January, jumping from December’s downwardly revised 0.1% increase (previously reported:...