At its 21 April meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica opted once again to maintain the monetary policy rate...
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Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in April, but eases its asset purchasing program At its meeting on 21 April, the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%,... -
Poland: Industrial output growth hits near 15-year high in March Industrial output rose 18.9% year-on-year in March (February: +2.5% yoy), marking the strongest expansion since May 2006. The reading reflected... -
South Africa: Inflation increases in March Consumer prices increased 0.68% over the previous month in March, mirroring February’s reading. Looking at the details of the release,... -
Indonesia: Central Bank keeps rates steady in April At its monetary policy meeting held on 19–20 April, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate... -
Peru: April elections end in two-way presidential run-off and a fragmented Congress The general elections on 11 April have produced a fragmented Congress and a presidential race where no candidate won more... -
United Kingdom: Labor market remains solid in Q1 According to the ONS, in December–February the unemployment rate dipped to 4.9% from 5.0% in the previous rolling quarter. Experimental... -
Canada: Housing prices growth hits the highest level since September 2017 in March According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth accelerated to 1.5% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis... -
Japan: Exports rocket in April Yen-denominated merchandise exports jumped 38.0% on an annual basis in April, on the heels of March’s 16.1% upturn. April’s result... -
Guatemala: Growth in remittances surges in March Remittances totaled USD 1,285.6 million in March, jumping 72.2% year-on-year (January: +16.7% yoy). In the 12 months up to March,...