Consumer confidence rose to 106.8 in October from September’s 103.8. As such, the index remained above the 100-point threshold, signaling...
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Korea: Consumer confidence rises in October -
Hungary: Economic sentiment improves in October amid higher business and consumer sentiment The GKI economic sentiment index, a composite indicator, rose to plus 2.5 in October from minus 0.5 in September, the... -
Russia: Industrial output growth gains momentum in September Industrial output expanded 6.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in September, which followed August’s 4.6% increase. The... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to improve in November The GfK consumer climate index is forecast to rise to 0.9 in November from 0.4 in October. This would mark... -
Brazil: COPOM hikes rates for sixth consecutive meeting in October At its 26–27 October meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided to raise the... -
Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in October meeting; ends QE purchasing program At its meeting on 27 October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) held its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%—its... -
Cyprus: Industrial output growth rises in August Industrial output rose 8.5% compared to the same month a year earlier in August, which was above July’s 5.9% increase.... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports increase in September Merchandise exports rose 8.1% over the same month last year in September (August: +9.0% year-on-year), largely due to higher oil... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in October At its meeting held on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the monetary policy rate unchanged... -
Korea: GDP growth moderates in the third quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 4.0% year-on-year in the third quarter from 6.0% in the...