At its meeting on 17 December, the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) hiked...
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Russia: Central Bank raises key policy rate sharply in December -
Croatia: Inflation comes in at highest level since February 2013 in November Consumer prices increased 0.75% in November over the previous month, below October’s 0.94% increase. November’s result marked the weakest reading... -
Panama: GDP growth plunges in Q3 amid less favorable base effect According to a preliminary estimate, GDP growth waned to 26.2% year-on-year in the third quarter, from 40.4% in the second... -
Euro Area: Inflation soars in November amid surging energy prices Harmonized inflation came in at 4.9% in November, above October’s 4.1% reading and marking the highest print since records began... -
Japan: Merchandise exports grow at a softer rate in December Yen-denominated merchandise exports rose 17.5% over the same month last year in December, slowing from November’s 20.5% increase. November’s reading... -
Switzerland: SNB maintains ultra-loose monetary policy in December At its meeting on 16 December, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left its policy rate and the interest rate on... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes rates in December At its meeting ending on 15 December, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 0.10% to 0.25%.... -
Taiwan: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in December At its monetary policy meeting on 16 December, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) kept rates unchanged,... -
Mexico: Banxico delivers fifth consecutive rate hike in December On 16 December, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) opted to raise the target for the overnight... -
Egypt: Central Bank stays put in December meeting, in line with expectations At its 16 December monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) once again decided to keep the overnight...