Nominal retail sales increased 0.6% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in August, moderating from July’s 0.9% growth and missing market expectations...
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United States: Retail sales growth eases in August -
United Kingdom: BoE stands pat in September, opens door to negative rates in near future At its meeting ending on 16 September, the Bank of England (BoE) maintained the policy rate at a record low... -
Canada: Inflation remains stubbornly low in August Consumer prices increased 0.07% from a month earlier on a seasonally-adjusted basis in August, contrasting the 0.07% decrease in July.... -
Japan: Yoshihide Suga elected as new prime minister of Japan after Shinzo Abe resigns due to ill health On 16 September, Yoshihide Suga replaced Shinzo Abe as prime minister of Japan following his victory in the ruling Liberal... -
Brazil: COPOM on hold for first time in over a year in September At its 15–16 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank unanimously voted to leave the benchmark... -
United States: Fed keeps rates at effective floor and sustains its commitment to expanding its balance sheet At its 15–16 September meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold the target range for the federal... -
Kazakhstan: Decline in industrial output softens in August Industrial output dropped 5.6% compared to the same month of the previous year in August, falling at a less pronounced... -
Belarus: Industrial output deteriorates in August Industrial output slid 0.1% year-on-year in August (July: +1.1% yoy). The print marks the worst reading since May 2020. Meanwhile,... -
Russia: Industrial production contracts again in August Industrial output dropped 7.2% year-on-year in August (July: -8.0% yoy). Looking at the details of the release, manufacturing production contracted... -
Australia: Retail sales keep expanding in July Nominal retail sales in July rose 3.2% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, following June’s somewhat softer 2.7% increase....