At its end-July meeting, the Central Bank (BCRD) decided to keep the policy rate at 3.00%. Although inflation remains above...
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France: Harmonized inflation drops to four-month low in July According to a flash estimate, consumer prices increased 0.08% in July over the previous month, below the 0.13% rise seen... -
Mexico: Economy gains steam in Q2 According to a preliminary reading, GDP bounced back, expanding 19.7% year-on-year in the second quarter, above the 3.6% contraction seen... -
Colombia: BanRep holds rates steady in July but signals end to current monetary policy cycle At its 30 July meeting, the Board of Directors of Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) maintained the benchmark interest rate at... -
Italy: GDP growth gains steam in Q2 amid the easing of restrictions According to a preliminary estimate, GDP growth accelerated to 2.7% in seasonally- and working-day adjusted terms in the second quarter... -
France: Economy expands in Q2 amid gradual reopening According to a preliminary estimate, GDP expanded 0.9% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the second quarter, slightly above market... -
Taiwan: GDP growth loses steam in Q2 amid domestic Covid-19 outbreak GDP growth lost steam, falling to 7.5% year-on-year in the second quarter, from 8.9% in the first quarter. While the... -
Hong Kong: GDP growth loses some steam in the second quarter A preliminary estimate showed that economic activity expanded 7.6% year-on-year in the second quarter, down from the 8.0% jump tallied... -
Korea: Business confidence among manufacturing businesses roams deeper into negative territory in August Business confidence among manufacturing firms came in at 92.0 in August, down from July’s 99.0. As a result, the index... -
Canada: GDP contracts in May; preliminary estimate points to a rebound in June The economy fell 0.3% month-on-month in May, which was softer than April’s 0.5% fall, and Statistics Canada’s preliminary estimate made...