At its 19 April meeting, the Bank of Israel (BoI) left the policy rate at 0.10%. The decision was driven...
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Israel: Bank of Israel leaves policy unchanged in April as economic outlook brightens -
Canada: Housing starts increase in March at the strongest pace since current records began in 1977 Housing starts surged to 335,200 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in March according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Japan: Exports surge in March Yen-denominated merchandise exports rocketed 16.1% year-on-year in March, contrasting February’s 4.5% decrease. March’s result marked the best result since November... -
Canada: Minister of finance presents loose budget for fiscal year 2021–2022 in April On 19 April, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland delivered the government’s budget for FY 2021–2022, which... -
Brazil: Economic activity growth hits five-month high in February Economic activity grew 1.7% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which was above January’s 1.3% increase. The figure marked the... -
Venezuela: Inflation hits 14-month high in March National consumer prices rose 16.1% from the previous month in March, down markedly from February’s 33.8% month-on-month increase and marking... -
Israel: Merchandise exports rebound in March Merchandise exports shot up 7.6% over the same month last year in March, on the heels of February’s 11.1% plunge.... -
Ecuador: Decline in economic activity moderates in February Economic activity dropped at a softer pace of 2.1% in annual terms in February, following January’s 5.0% fall. However, the... -
Chile: Copper prices keep rising in March Copper prices continued to rise in March, boosted by strong global manufacturing activity and despite easing supply concerns. On average,... -
Argentina: Consumer confidence remains deeply downbeat in March The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index increased to 38.2 in March from 37.8 in February. Nevertheless, the...