On 18 September, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) voted unanimously to keep the Bank...
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United Kingdom: BoE leaves the Bank Rate unchanged in September as Brexit clouds linger -
United States: U.S. Fed cuts rates a second time in September in another insurance move against growing headwinds At its 17–18 September monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to cut its target range... -
Angola: Economic sentiment improves to four-year high in Q2 The economic climate indicator (ICE, Indicador de Clima Económico) published by the Statistical Institute improved from minus 9 points in... -
Uruguay: Economy rebounds mildly in Q2, although headwinds to growth remain The economy rose a meagre 0.1% year-on-year in the second quarter, contrasting the first quarter’s revised 0.3% dip (previously reported:... -
Ghana: Growth slows to one-year low in Q2 The economy expanded 5.7% year-on-year in the second quarter, down from the previous quarter’s 6.7% increase, according to a preliminary... -
Colombia: Consumer sentiment deteriorates markedly in August Consumers turned more pessimistic in August, with the Fedesarrollo consumer confidence index falling to minus 11.8 from minus 5.1 in... -
Brazil: COPOM cuts SELIC rate, taking it to a new historical low At its 17–18 September meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) unanimously decided to chop the benchmark... -
Argentina: Central Bank relaxes money base target to give the economy some breathing space On 18 September, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) relaxed the money base targets for September and October, and also... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank again cuts rates in September At its 18 September monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica took market analysts by surprise and cut... -
Ghana: Inflation falls in August on base year change Inflation fell to 7.8% in August, from 9.4% in July, following a change to the consumer price index base year...