At its 29 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of Kenya’s Central Bank decided to maintain the Central Bank rate...
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Korea: Industrial activity dips in August Industrial output dropped 3.0% in year-on-year terms in August, which followed July’s 2.4% decrease. The deterioration was broad based, with... -
United States: Consumer confidence hits a seven-month high in September The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index increased from 84.8 in August to 101.8 in September. Therefore, the index edged above... -
United States: Home price growth accelerates robustly in July The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index—excluding Detroit due to reporting delays—increased 0.6% month-on-month in July, up from June’s 0.3%... -
Vietnam: Inflation falls to lowest level since May in September Consumer prices increased 0.12% in September over the previous month, broadly unchanged from August’s 0.07% increase. Looking at the details... -
Argentina: Merchandise exports contract again in August Merchandise exports slumped 11.3% in annual terms in August, following July’s 16.3% plunge. The print reflected contractions in three of... -
Ghana: Central Bank decides third consecutive hold in September At its 22–25 September meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana voted to maintain the policy rate... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports drop again in August, undershooting market expectations Merchandise exports fell 2.9% in annual and USD terms in August, a steeper contraction than July’s 0.6% drop. Moreover, in... -
Portugal: Business sentiment improves, consumer confidence deteriorates in September Consumer sentiment fell to minus 26.6 in September, from minus 25.3 in August. Consumers felt slightly more pessimistic on their... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports fall less severely in August Merchandise exports declined 7.7% on an annual basis in August, less severely than July’s 8.9% drop. August’s more moderate contraction...