At its meeting on 19 November, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) decided to...
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Turkey: New finance minister and Central Bank governor appointed, likely prompting shift towards more orthodox policy On 10 November, President Erdogan appointed former deputy prime minister Lutfi Elvan as new finance minister. Elvan replaced the president’s... -
Euro Area: Pace of decline in annual prices stable in October Harmonized consumer prices fell 0.3% compared to the same period of the previous year in October, matching September’s decrease. Inflation... -
Japan: Exports drop at a softer pace in October Yen-denominated merchandise exports edged down 0.2% on an annual basis in October (September: -4.9% year-on-year). October’s reading marked the softest... -
Chile: Pace of economic contraction softens in Q3, on easing Covid-19 measures GDP contracted 9.1% year-on-year in the third quarter, softening from the record 14.5% dive recorded in the second quarter, amid... -
Canada: Housing prices growth gains steam in October According to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index, house price growth accelerated to 1.3% on a month-on-month non-seasonally-adjusted basis... -
Philippines: Central Bank cuts rates to record low amid dim economic panorama At its 18 November monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) decided to cut the overnight reverse... -
Thailand: Central Bank keeps rate at record low for fourth meeting running in November At its 18 November meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) held the policy rate at... -
Canada: Inflation hits highest level since June in October Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.29% in October over the previous month, picking up from September’s 0.22% rise. October’s figure... -
United Kingdom: Inflation increases in October Consumer prices were unchanged in October over the previous month, which was below September’s 0.41% rise. The result was driven...