Consumer prices fell 0.2% in March compared to the previous month, contrasting the 0.4% increase in February and confounding analysts’...
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Korea: Inflation continues to sink below BoK’s target in March -
Uruguay: Central Bank increases M1+ target in April At its 2 April monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Uruguay set its target for the growth rate of... -
Romania: Central Bank stays put in April At its monetary policy meeting held on 2 April, the National Bank of Romania (NBR) kept the policy rate unchanged... -
Brazil: Business confidence drops in March Business sentiment in Brazil weakened at the end of Q1, with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) business... -
United States: Retail sales fall in February but revisions show larger gains in January Nominal retail sales fell 0.2% on a seasonally-adjusted month-on-month basis in February, markedly contrasting January’s print—which was revised upwards from... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales free fall in February on seasonal effect and economic slowdown Retail sales by volume fell 10.4% in annual terms in February, markedly contrasting January’s 6.9% growth. The sharp tumble was... -
Argentina: Central Bank introduces a floor on LELIQ rate to curb inflation At its latest meeting held on 1 April, the Central Bank of Argentina (Banco Central de la República Argentina, BCRA)... -
Mexico: Remittances broadly unchanged in February Remittances totaled USD 2.4 billion in February, a 6.4% increase from the USD 2.3 billion inflows recorded in February 2018.... -
Korea: Exports and imports continue to contract in March Merchandise exports fell 8.2% in March—a less pronounced drop than February’s revised 11.4% fall (previously reported: -11.1% year-on-year)—to total USD... -
Chile: Copper prices rise in March On the heels of February’s bull-run, copper prices held onto the previous month’s gains through March. Average prices for the...