Consumer prices increased 0.59% in January compared with the previous month, accelerating from December ’s revised 0.06% increase (previously reported:...
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Taiwan: Inflation jumps to 21-month high in first month of the year -
Philippines: Disruptions from volcano eruption and typhoons push up inflation in January Consumer prices rose 0.57% over the previous month in January, down from the 0.66% increase in December. Higher prices for... -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand lowers policy rate as coronavirus outbreak clouds the outlook On 5 February, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) voted unanimously to cut the policy rate... -
Indonesia: Growth disappoints in Q4 2019, leaving door open to further monetary easing The economy expanded 5.0% in the fourth quarter according to recent data released by Statistics Indonesia, matching the third quarter’s... -
Sweden: Industrial production tumbles in December Industrial production excluding energy decreased 1.6% in calendar- and seasonally-adjusted terms in December, contrasting the revised 1.7% increase in November... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate unexpectedly dips in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate slip to 4.0% in Q4 from a revised 4.1% the previous quarter (previously reported: 4.2%). The... -
New Zealand: Consumers start 2020 on a positive note The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence indicator dipped to 122.7 in January from December’s almost two-year high of 123.3, remaining comfortably... -
Argentina: Industrial production expands for first time in 20 months in December Industrial production ticked up 1.2% year-on-year in December, according to data released by the National Statistical Institute (INDEC) on 5... -
Brazil: COPOM slashes key interest rate in February, suggests holding pattern ahead At its 4–5 February meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) unanimously voted to cut the benchmark... -
Guatemala: Growth in remittances jumps in January Remittances from workers abroad jumped 21.3% year-on-year in January, notably up from December’s 11.6% increase, and totaled USD 834.6 million...