On 27 August, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) held the base rate at a record low...
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United States: Home price growth cools in June On a month-on-month basis, the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite home price index rose 0.3% in June, down from the 0.6% increase... -
Brazil: Business confidence rises in August Business sentiment in Brazil’s industrial sector improved in August, after falling to the lowest level since October 2018 in the... -
Turkey: Business sentiment improves in August The business confidence index recovered in August, rising to 102.5 from 98.3 in July. August’s more upbeat sentiment was broad-based... -
Italy: Government coalition collapses, raising uncertainty ahead of 2020 budget Political uncertainty has spiked after Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte resigned on 20 August, amid a clash between coalition government members... -
Germany: Business confidence slumps to near seven-year low in August, raising concerns of recession Business sentiment among German firms sank to a near seven-year low in August, with the Ifo business climate index falling... -
Spain: New elections increasingly likely as political stalemate drags on Negotiations to form a government drag on nearly four months after the general election. Amid failed talks between the center-left... -
Brazil: Current account records largest deficit since January 2015 Brazil’s current account balance came in at a deficit of USD 9.0 billion in July, over double the USD 4.4... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment bounces back from near four-year low in August The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), climbed to 95.6 in August from 95.1 in July,... -
Thailand: Drop in manufacturing output softens in July Manufacturing output fell 3.2% year-on-year in July, up from June’s revised 5.3% contraction (previously reported: -5.5% year-on-year). June’s drop had...