Consumer confidence rose to 106.8 in October from September’s 103.8. As such, the index remained above the 100-point threshold, signaling...
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Hungary: Economic sentiment improves in October amid higher business and consumer sentiment The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, rose to plus 2.5 in October from minus 0.5 in September, the... -
Russia: Industrial output growth gains momentum in September Industrial output expanded 6.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in September, which followed August’s 4.6% increase. The... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to improve in November The GfK consumer climate index is forecast to rise to 0.9 in November from 0.4 in October. This would mark... -
Brazil: COPOM hikes rates for sixth consecutive meeting in October At its 26–27 October meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided to raise the... -
Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in October meeting; ends QE purchasing program At its meeting on 27 October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) held its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%—its... -
Korea: GDP growth moderates in the third quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 4.0% year-on-year in the third quarter from 6.0% in the... -
Japan: What’s at stake in the 31 October general election? On 4 October, Fumio Kishida replaced Yoshihide Suga as prime minister of Japan following his victory in the ruling Liberal... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank hikes base rate for the third consecutive meeting in October At its meeting in late October, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to raise the base rate by 25... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in October At its meeting held on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the monetary policy rate unchanged...