Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, slowing from November’s 0.7% increase which had marked the highest reading since June. The...
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Croatia: Inflation closes 2019 at over one-year high Consumer prices dipped 0.1% over the prior month in December, following November’s 0.2% drop. December’s decline was largely driven by... -
China: New yuan loans fall in December, while M2 growth accelerates In December, Chinese banks distributed CNY 1.14 trillion (USD 165 billion) in new yuan loans, below the CNY 1.39 trillion... -
Germany: Harmonized inflation rises in December Harmonized consumer prices in Germany rose 0.6% month-on-month in December, contrasting the 0.8% drop in November. The rise in prices... -
Japan: Core machinery orders jump in November, rising for the first time in five months Core machinery orders (private sector, excluding volatile orders), a leading indicator for capital spending over the coming three- to six-month... -
Argentina: New Peronist government hikes taxes and freezes prices in emergency bill On 21 December, Congress approved an emergency economic reform package delivered by the new Peronist government led by Alberto Fernández.... -
Turkey: Central Bank cuts policy rate in January for fifth consecutive time At its 16 January Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Turkey’s Central Bank slashed its one-week repo rate again, this time by... -
Brazil: Economic activity quickens slightly in November Economic activity rose 0.2% in seasonally-adjusted month-on-month terms in November, up from October’s revised 0.1% increase (previously reported: +0.2% month-on-month).... -
Egypt: Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged in January The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) held interest rates steady at its monetary policy meeting on 16 January, leaving the... -
Colombia: Consumers turn less pessimistic in December Consumers turned less pessimistic in December, with the Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index rising to minus 9.5 from minus 14.4 in...