At its first meeting of the year on 23–24 January, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of...
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Nigeria: Central Bank keeps policy rate stable in January but hikes cash reserve ratio to curb liquidity -
Brazil: Business confidence crosses into optimistic territory for first time in over a year and a half Business sentiment in Brazil’s industrial sector improved in January with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) industrial business... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment dips to over five-year low at the turn of 2020 The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), slipped from 99.1 in December to 98.1 in January,... -
Mexico: Economic activity recovers slightly in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) advanced 0.1% in seasonally-adjusted, month-on-month terms in November 2019, rebounding from October’s revised... -
Denmark: Consumer confidence increases in January The consumer confidence index released by Statistics Denmark increased to 4.5 in January from 2.5 in December. Therefore, the index... -
China: Skepticism abound despite U.S.-China “phase one” trade deal On 15 January, the United States and China signed off on a “phase one” trade deal, as had been expected.... -
Australia: Unemployment rate at nine-month low in December Seasonally-adjusted employment rose by 28,900 in December, following a revised 38,500 job addition in November (previously reported: +39,900). December’s result... -
Poland: Retail sales close 2019 with a bang Nominal retail sales jumped 7.5% year-on-year in December, above November’s 5.9% rise. December’s expansion was broad-based, with the fastest increases... -
Philippines: Economy gathers pace in Q4 but full-year growth still misses government’s target The economy grew at the quickest rate in nearly two years in the final quarter of the year, boosted primarily... -
Thailand: Fall in exports moderates in December Thai exports contracted again in December, falling 1.3% year-on-year (November: -7.4% year-on-year). The fall in outbound shipments was driven by...