The core consumer price index—which excludes the price of fresh food—declined 0.40% over the previous month in August, contrasting July’s...
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Japan: Core consumer prices fall year-on-year in August -
Canada: Housing prices growth accelerates in August According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth increased to 0.6% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis... -
Taiwan: Central Bank stands pat in September At its monetary policy meeting on 17 September, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank unanimously decided to keep... -
Australia: Unemployment rate drops unexpectedly in August thanks to soaring employment Seasonally-adjusted employment surged by 111,000 in August, following a revised 119,200 jobs gain in July (previously reported: +114,700). August’s result... -
New Zealand: Economy contracts at sharpest pace on record in Q2 due to strict lockdown The economy nosedived 12.2% in seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter terms in the second quarter of 2020, following the first quarter’s 1.4% decrease.... -
Singapore: Non-oil exports rise in August surpassing market expectations Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 7.7% in annual terms in August, rising at a faster pace than July’s 5.9% increase... -
Indonesia: Central Bank maintains rates for second month running in September At its 16–17 September monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) decided to leave the seven-day reverse repo rate at a... -
South Africa: SARB stands pat in September On 17 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left the repurchase rate unchanged... -
Peru: Decline in economic activity softens in July Economic activity dropped 11.7% year-on-year in July (June: -18.1% yoy). July’s figure marked the smallest contraction since February, reflecting the... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank maintains interest rate unchanged in September At its monetary policy meeting on 16 September, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) decided to maintain the monetary...