At its 25–26 October meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazils Central Bank (BCB) decided once again to maintain...
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Brazil: COPOM stays put again in October -
Canada: Bank of Canada hikes rates by 50 basis points in October On 26 October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its target for the overnight rate from 3.25% to 3.75%, and... -
Japan: Japanese authorities’ multibillion FX interventions fail to boost the yen The Japanese yen has fallen 3.9% against the U.S. dollar over the last month—briefly reaching a 32-year low—and by 23.6%... -
Hungary: MNB stands pat in October At its 25 October meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at... -
China: Economy speeds up in Q3 but remains subdued GDP growth gained steam to 3.9% year on year in the third quarter, which was up from 0.4% in the... -
Austria: Consumer confidence deteriorates in October Consumer confidence ticked down to reach minus 12 in October, from minus 7 in September, marking the lowest level since... -
Turkey: Business confidence improves in October Business confidence rose to 100.3 in October from September’s 99.9. As a result, the index moved above the 100-threshold, indicating... -
Poland: Industrial output growth slows in September Industrial output grew 9.8% in year-on-year terms in September, which was a deterioration from August’s 10.9% increase. The reading was... -
Poland: Retail sales growth picks up pace in September Retail sales expanded 21.9% year on year in September (August: +21.5% yoy). The upturn was largely driven by an improvement... -
Vietnam: Central Bank hikes rates by 100 basis points for a second consecutive meeting in October On 24 October, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) increased a host of interest rates, including hiking the refinancing rate...