At its 29 March meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at...
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Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in March -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in March At its 29 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate to... -
Sweden: Economic sentiment improves further in March The economic tendency indicator (ETI) improved for a second consecutive month in March; it rose to 88.2 from February’s 86.2.... -
Russia: Decline in industrial activity softens in February Industrial output fell 1.7% in year-on-year terms in February, which was a less pronounced drop than January’s 2.4% decrease. The... -
Guatemala: Banguat mirrors February’s movement, hikes 25 basis points in March On 29 March, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) raised the key policy rate by 25... -
Brazil: Consumer and business sentiment rise in March but remain pessimistic The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (Fundação Getúlio Vargas) rose to 87.0 in March... -
Japan: Economists see new Central Bank governor Ueda tweaking yields but not interest rates —New governor Kazuo Ueda is to take office on 9 April. —Our panelists see Ueda adjusting yield curve control in... -
Italy: Business confidence improves in March Business confidence came in at 110.2 in March, up from February’s 109.2. In March, sentiment in the manufacturing sector improved.... -
Italy: Consumer confidence strengthens in March Consumer confidence rose to 105.1 in March from February’s 104.0. The increase came on the back of an improvement in... -
Spain: Harmonized inflation rises in February Harmonized inflation rose to 6.0% in February, following January’s 5.9%. Stronger price pressures for food and non-alcoholic beverages and restaurants...