On 9 September, the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%, its effective lower...
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Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in September, continues with asset purchasing program -
Russia: GDP plunges in Q2 as Covid-19 hammers activity According to a second estimate released by Rosstat on 9 September, GDP plunged 8.0% year-on-year in the second quarter. Although... -
Latvia: Consumer prices drop in August Consumer prices declined 0.55% in August over the previous month, contrasting July’s 0.28% rise. August’s reading marked the first drop... -
UAE: Consumer prices fall at softer pace in July Consumer prices dropped 0.57% in July in month-on-month terms, swinging from June’s 0.33% increase. July’s reading marks the sharpest decrease... -
Taiwan: Consumer prices fall year-on-year for fifth month running in August Consumer prices edged up 0.18% over the previous month in August, following July’s 0.14% rise. Looking at the details of... -
South Africa: GDP records largest drop on record in Q2 The economy plunged deeper into recession in the second quarter, with GDP nosediving 51.0% at a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR).... -
Sweden: Industrial output growth eases in July Industrial output rose 2.4% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in July, which was a deterioration from June’s 8.2% increase. Looking at... -
Guatemala: Inflation hits highest level since July 2019 in August Consumer prices increased 0.40% over the previous month in August, broadly unchanged from July’s 0.42% increase. August’s result marked the... -
Norway: Economic growth slows in July Economic output grew 1.1% over the prior month in July in seasonally-adjusted terms, slowing from the 3.1% expansion in June... -
Hungary: Inflation hits highest level in five months in August Consumer prices were unchanged from the previous month in August, down from July’s 1.10% jump. August’s figure was the lowest...