At its last scheduled meeting of the year on 22 November, the Riksbank held the policy rate at 4.00%. The...
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Sweden: Riksbank surprises markets and pauses tightening cycle in November -
Turkey: Bank hikes in November; signals rates near peak At its 23 November meeting, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) raised the one-week repo rate to... -
Serbia: Incumbent victory spells policy continuity On 17 December, the country will head to snap parliamentary elections. The vote was set to be held by 30... -
Norway: Economy enters technical recession in Q3 The Norwegian economy entered a technical recession in the third quarter of 2023; GDP declined 0.5% in seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter... -
Singapore: Inflation comes in at highest level since May in October Inflation came in at 4.7% in October, which was up from September’s 4.1%. October’s result was above market expectations and... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia holds fire in November Bank Indonesia (BI) held the 7-day reverse repo rate at 6.00% at its 22–23 November meeting, following a 25 basis... -
Hungary: Economic sentiment deteriorates in October Economic sentiment came in at 92.5 in October, down from September’s 93.5. Consequently, the index remained below the long-term average... -
Ecuador: Economic activity records largest decrease in two years in September Economic activity fell 1.7% year on year in September (August: +3.8% yoy). The outturn marked the worst reading since February... -
Poland: Inflation falls to lowest level since September 2021 in November Inflation edged down to 6.5% in November, easing slightly from October’s 6.6%. November’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate since... -
Thailand: Economic growth grows at softest pace since Q4 2022 in Q3 GDP growth ebbed to 1.5% year on year in the third quarter, from 1.8% in the second quarter. Q3’s reading...