On 25 January, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its target for the overnight rate from 4.25% to 4.50%, and...
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Canada: Bank of Canada hikes rates by 25 basis points in January -
Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps policy rate on hold for a second consecutive meeting in January At its 25 January meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the policy rate unchanged at 9.00%. It... -
Hungary: MNB stands pat in January At its 24 January meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at... -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in January At its 25 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate... -
Singapore: Inflation drops to lowest level since May in December Consumer price inflation came in at 6.5% in December, which was down from November’s 6.7%. December’s reading marked the lowest... -
Australia: Inflation at over three-decades high in Q4 Annual inflation came in at 7.8% in Q4, up from Q3’s 7.3%, hitting the highest reading since Q2 1990 and... -
Nigeria: Central Bank delivers another 100 basis point increase in January At its 23–24 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria delivered yet another 100 basis... -
Denmark: Business sentiment rises in January, but remains in negative territory Business confidence rose to minus 16.0 in January from December’s minus 17.0. Consequently, the index moved closer to, but remained... -
France: Business confidence among manufacturing firms increases in January Business confidence among manufacturing firms rose to 103.1 in January from December’s 102.1. Consequently, the index remained above the 100-threshold,... -
Germany: Economy contracts by more than expected in Q4 GDP contracted 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the final quarter, contrasting the 0.5% expansion tallied in the...