On 22 January, the Bank of Canada (BoC) left its target for the overnight rate unchanged at 1.75%, as had...
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Canada: Bank of Canada leaves rates unchanged in January and strikes a more dovish tone -
Taiwan: Industrial production soars in December Industrial output increased 6.0% in December compared to the same month a year earlier, quickening from the 1.8% increase recorded... -
Poland: Business sentiment rebounds strongly at the start of the new year Manufacturing-sector business confidence bounced back in January, according to the business tendency indicator released by Statistics Poland. January’s business climate... -
South Africa: Inflation rises in December Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, up from a 0.1% increase in November. The reading reflected higher prices for non-durable... -
Canada: Inflation stable in December Consumer prices increased 0.4% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from a month earlier in December, stronger than November’s 0.1% uptick. According... -
Hong Kong: Inflation inches down in December Inflation ticked down to 2.9% in December from 3.0% in November. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief... -
Japan: BoJ leaves monetary policy unchanged in January despite stronger growth expectations At its monetary policy meeting ending on 21 January, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided in a seven-to-two vote to... -
United Kingdom: Employment surges in September–November, wage growth stays robust The unemployment rate was stable at 3.8% in the September–November period, a multi-decade low. Moreover, employment soared by 208,000 quarter-on-quarter... -
Taiwan: Economic activity accelerates in Q4 The economy grew 3.4% in the final quarter of 2019 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to... -
Panama: Economic activity picks up in November The monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Índice Mensual de Actividad Económica) grew 3.6% year-on-year in November, accelerating from the...