At its 17–18 September meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) unanimously decided to chop the benchmark...
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Brazil: COPOM cuts SELIC rate, taking it to a new historical low -
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... -
Canada: Inflation ticks down in August Consumer prices were flat on a seasonally-adjusted basis from a month earlier in August, following July’s 0.4% increase. According to... -
Nigeria: Inflation inches down to over three-year low in August Consumer prices rose 0.99% on a month-on-month basis in August, marginally below July’s 1.01% climb. The moderation was mainly driven... -
Belarus: Industrial activity loses traction in August The industrial sector lost steam in August amid substantial external headwinds. Production in the sector was up 1.4% year-on-year, marking... -
Singapore: Non-oil exports contract at softer rate in August Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) dropped 8.9% year-on-year in August, improving from the revised 11.4% contraction in July (previously reported: -11.2%... -
Indonesia: Indonesia records small trade surplus in August; exports and imports shrink According to Statistics Indonesia, the country recorded a trade surplus of USD 0.1 billion in August, contrasting July’s USD 0.1... -
Vietnam: State Bank of Vietnam joins the global easing wave in September to ward off growth risks On 16 September, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) reduced four key interest rates by 0.25 percentage points each, including...