On 11 March, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced it will front-load its emergency asset purchases in the second quarter...
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Euro Area: ECB announces front-loading of asset purchases to keep yields in check -
Guatemala: Economic activity growth slows in January Economic activity rose 3.2% on an annual basis in January, easing from December 2020’s 5.3% increase. The continued growth in... -
United Kingdom: Industrial activity falls at sharpest pace since April 2020 in January Industrial production decreased 1.5% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in January (December: +0.2% mom). The figure marked the worst reading since... -
United Kingdom: Economic activity drops at sharpest pace since April 2020 in January GDP slid 2.9% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 1.2% increase. The figure marked the sharpest drop... -
Dominican Republic: Inflation hits highest level since December 2011 in February Consumer prices rose 0.68% in February over the previous month, a smaller increase than the 0.97% rise seen in January.... -
Malaysia: Industrial output growth moderates in January Industrial output rose 1.2% in year-on-year terms in January, easing from December’s 1.7% increase. January’s softer expansion was primarily due... -
Brazil: Decline in retail sales softens in January Retail sales slid 0.2% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, as softer fall than December’s 6.2% decrease. Looking at the... -
Belarus: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in March; abandons meeting schedule At its 12 March meeting, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus kept the refinancing rate unchanged at its... -
India: Industrial output declines in January Industrial output declined 1.6% compared to the same month of the previous year in January, which contrasted December’s 1.6% increase.... -
Philippines: Merchandise exports decline in the first month of 2021 Merchandise exports swung into contraction in the first month of the new year, dropping 5.2% on an annual basis in...