Business confidence climbed to 96 in September, up from August’s 93, marking the best result since March. Although the index...
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France: Business confidence rises to six-month high in September, albeit remains below long-term average -
Belgium: Consumer sentiment improves in September; businesses pessimism eases The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) improved to minus 16 in September, the highest... -
Mexico: Banxico cuts rate again in September; hints at easing cycle nearing end At its 24 September meeting, the Governing Board of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) decided to trim the target for... -
Switzerland: SNB maintains ultra-loose monetary policy in September At its meeting on 24 September, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left its policy rate and the interest rate on... -
Egypt: Central Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points at September meeting At its monetary policy meeting on 24 September, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cut the overnight deposit, overnight lending... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports contract at softer rate in August Merchandise exports shrank 7.9% year-on-year in August (July: -11.4% year-on-year). The reading marked the softest decline in four months and... -
Poland: Business confidence improves in September, but remains in pessimistic territory Manufacturing-sector business confidence came in at minus 6.2 in September, up from August’s minus 6.6. September’s result marked the strongest... -
Norway: Norges Bank maintains rates at zero in September meeting At its monetary policy meeting on 23 September, the Executive Board of Norges Bank unanimously decided to keep the sight... -
Ukraine: Industrial output falls at a steeper pace in August Industrial production declined 5.3% over the same month last year in August, more sharply than July’s 4.2% fall which had... -
Brazil: Current account logs fifth month of surplus in August Brazil’s current account balance logged a surplus for the fifth consecutive month in August, registering a USD 3.7 billion surplus....