Consumer prices increased 0.96% from a month earlier on a seasonally-adjusted basis in June, stronger than the 0.15% rise in...
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Canada: Inflation returns in June, but remains below the Bank’s target range -
Argentina: Economic activity decreases at softer pace in May Economic activity dropped 20.6% year-on-year in May (April: -26.3% yoy). In terms of specific sector, the contraction in activity was... -
Malaysia: Consumer prices drop at softer pace in June Consumer prices rose a seasonally-adjusted 1.02% from the previous month in June, accelerating from May’s 0.26% rise. June’s uptick marked... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank leaves interest rate unchanged in July At its monetary policy meeting on 22 July, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) maintained the monetary policy rate... -
Hong Kong: Inflation falls to lowest level since March 2017 in June Consumer prices were unchanged in June over the last month, matching the flat result seen in May. Looking at the... -
Japan: Core consumer prices hold steady in June in annual terms The core consumer price index, which excludes the price of fresh food, rose 0.1% in June over the previous month... -
Hungary: MNB cuts base rate again in July On 21 July, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) cut the base rate by another 15 basis... -
Philippines: Remittances nosedive in May Remittances reached USD 2.1 billion in May, representing a 19.3% year-on-year fall. May’s drop marked the worst reading on record... -
Nigeria: Central Bank stands pat in July At its 20 July meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) decided to keep... -
Ireland: Consumer confidence improves in July The KBC Bank Ireland/ESRI consumer confidence index came in at 62.6 in July, up from June’s 61.6 and further above...