At its 2 February meeting, the European Central Bank (ECB) hiked the main refinancing operations rate, the marginal lending facility...
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Euro Area: ECB hikes rates by 50 basis points in February; hints at further tightening ahead -
Egypt: Central Bank pauses tightening cycle in February, surprising markets At its first scheduled meeting of 2023 on 2 February, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) paused its tightening cycle... -
Spain: Current account surplus widens in November The current account recorded a EUR 5.6 billion surplus in November, improving from the EUR 2.7 billion surplus clocked in... -
New Zealand: Inflation stable in Q4 Inflation was stable at Q3’s 7.2% in Q4. It therefore remained entrenched above the Central Bank’s 1.0%-3.0% target band. In... -
Korea: Merchandise exports drop in January Merchandise exports dived 16.6% year on year in January (December: -9.6% year on year). January’s figure marked the largest drop... -
India: FY 2023 budget unveiled in February Revenue is to rise more than spending, leading to a reduction in the fiscal deficit. The budget largely avoids populist... -
New Zealand: Business sentiment improves in January The ANZ bank business outlook indicator rose in January. As a consequence, a net 52.0% of firms reported that they... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity drops at sharper pace in December Manufacturing output dropped 0.7% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in December (November: -0.6% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell... -
Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable at all-time low in December The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at Novembers all-time low of 6.6% in December. Six economies had stable unemployment...