At its meeting on 24 September, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) left its policy rate and the interest rate on...
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Switzerland: SNB maintains ultra-loose monetary policy in September -
Egypt: Central Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points at September meeting At its monetary policy meeting on 24 September, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) cut the overnight deposit, overnight lending... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports contract at softer rate in August Merchandise exports shrank 7.9% year-on-year in August (July: -11.4% year-on-year). The reading marked the softest decline in four months and... -
Singapore: Consumer prices fall again in August Consumer prices increased 0.63% from the previous month in August, swinging from July’s 0.32% fall. August’s uptick marked the sharpest... -
New Zealand: RBNZ stays put in September At its meeting on 23 September, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) decided to leave the official cash rate... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to be largely unchanged in October Consumer confidence is expected to inch up from minus 1.7 in September to minus 1.6 in October. The projected uptick... -
Netherlands: Economy contracts at strongest pace on record in Q2 A second reading of national accounts data confirmed the dismal performance of the Dutch economy in the second quarter, with... -
Lithuania: Industrial output grows at fastest pace in 6-months in August Industrial production rose 0.7% year-on-year in August, rebounding from July’s -1.1% contraction. August’s print marked the strongest expansion since February.... -
Malaysia: Consumer prices fall year-on-year for sixth month running in August Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.17% over the previous month in August, softening from July’s 0.67% increase. August’s increase largely... -
Argentina: Economy plunges at unprecedented pace in Q2 amid strict lockdown Economic activity in the second quarter nosedived 19.1% year-on-year, following the first quarter’s softer 5.2% slump, according to the Statistical...