Retail sales increased 55.5% in year-on-year terms in September, which followed August’s 63.2% increase. September’s slowdown was largely driven by...
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Russia: Inflation comes in at highest level since February 2016 in October Consumer prices rose 1.11% in October over the previous month, picking up from the 0.60% increase seen in September. October’s... -
United Kingdom: BoE leaves monetary policy unchanged in November At its meeting ending on 2 November, the Bank of England (BoE) maintained the bank rate at the record low... -
United States: Labor market conditions improve in October Total non-farm payrolls increased by 531,000 in October, following September’s 312,000 increase in payrolls. Employment gains occurred in leisure and... -
Norway: Norges Bank stands pat in November meeting; hints at second rate hike in December At its 3 November monetary policy meeting, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to keep the sight deposit... -
Peru: Business sentiment improves in October Business confidence increased to 43.0 in October from 35.0 in September, marking a five-month high as sentiment gradually improves from... -
Australia: Retail sales rebound in September Retail sales increased 1.3% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in September, which contrasted August’s 1.7% decrease. The headline reading reflected expansions... -
Brazil: Decline in industrial output softens in September Industrial output decreased 0.4% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in September (August: -0.7% mom). The softer drop came on the back... -
United Kingdom: Housing market remains buoyant in October According to the Nationwide Building Society, house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.7% month-on-month in October, following September’s 0.2%... -
United States: Fed keeps rates at effective floor in November; decides to taper its QE purchases At its meeting on 2–3 November, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold the target range for the...