The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held fire at its 24–25 January meeting, with all...
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United States: Fed keeps rates at effective floor in January; speeds up tapering of its QE purchases At its meeting on 25–26 January, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold the target range for the... -
Chile: Central Bank implements a further aggressive rate hike in January; more tightening likely ahead At its 26 January meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile decided to hike the monetary policy rate... -
Brazil: Current account deficit narrows in December Brazil’s current account recorded a deficit of USD 5.9 billion in December, improving from the USD 8.5 billion shortfall recorded... -
Italy: Business confidence eases in January Business confidence fell to 105.4 in January from December’s 112.7. January’s result marked the weakest sentiment since April 2021. As... -
Poland: Business confidence eases in January Business confidence came in at minus 12.4 in January, slightly down from December’s minus 12.2 and thus marking the weakest... -
Korea: Consumer confidence rises in January Consumer confidence rose to 104.4 in January from December’s 103.8. As such, the index remained above the 100-point threshold, signaling... -
Korea: Economic growth improves moderately in Q4 According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth increased slightly to 4.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, from 4.0% in the... -
Argentina: Economic activity growth accelerates in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) grew 9.3% year-on-year in November (October: +6.7% yoy). The most pronounced increases were... -
Kenya: Central Bank stands pat in January The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Kenya stood pat at its 26 January meeting, leaving the Central...