At its 1 October meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the National Bank of Angola (BNA) decided to keep...
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Angola: Central Bank keeps key policy unchanged in October as inflation rises -
Russia: Growth picks up in Q2 on sturdier domestic demand Annual growth accelerated to 0.9% in the second quarter, as confirmed by a third estimate of national accounts data released... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales year-on-year post largest decline on record in August Retail sales volume plunged 25.3% year-on-year in August, a significant deterioration from July’s revised 13.1% contraction (previously reported: -13.0% year-on-year).... -
Brazil: Industrial output rebounds firmly in August Industrial production jumped 0.8% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in August, contrasting July’s revised 0.2% fall (previously reported: -0.3% month-on-month). The... -
Australia: RBA cuts rate to record low in October in bid to revive growth At its 1 October monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) trimmed the cash rate from 1.00% to... -
Japan: Business sentiment among big manufacturers sours to over six-year low in Q3 According to the Bank of Japan’s quarterly Tankan business survey, sentiment among large manufacturers in Q3 2019 declined to the... -
Canada: Economic activity stalls in July, ending a streak of four consecutive monthly gains Economic growth was unchanged month-on-month in July, down from June’s 0.2% increase and undershooting analysts’ expectations of a 0.1% expansion.... -
Chile: Economic activity growth surges to nine-month high in August In August, the IMACEC economic activity index jumped 3.7% year-on-year, accelerating from July’s 3.2% increase and marking the strongest expansion... -
Colombia: Exports plummet at the fastest pace in eight months in August Exports sank 11.6% over the same month of the previous year in August, following the 9.9% year-on-year decline in July.... -
Mexico: Remittances increase at fastest clip in nine months in August Remittances totaled USD 3.4 billion in August (July: USD 3.3 billion), a 17.0% surge from the same month a year...