The economy lost steam in Q2, according to the Central Bank’s monthly indicator for economic activity (IMAE, Indicador Mensual de...
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Dominican Republic: Economic activity slows sharply in Q2 -
United Kingdom: Consumer sentiment edges up in July but remains gloomy The GfK consumer confidence indicator registered minus 11 points in July, up from June’s minus 13 points. However, the index... -
United Kingdom: Housing market remains limp in July According to the Nationwide Building Society (NBS), house prices in the United Kingdom rose 0.3% in July, up from June’s... -
Spain: Housing permits decline in May The Spanish Board of Architects approved 9,525 new construction permits in May, according to data published by the Ministry of... -
United States: Fed cuts federal funds rate in July for first time since the financial crisis At its 30–31 July monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted to cut its target range... -
Canada: Economic activity expands for the third straight month in May The economy expanded 0.2% month-on-month in May, slightly down from April’s 0.3% increase but beating analysts’ expectations of a 0.1%... -
Spain: Growth slows in Q2 on weaker domestic demand Economic activity moderated in the second quarter, according to an advance GDP estimate released by the National Statistics Institute (INE)... -
Brazil: COPOM chops SELIC rate to new record low At its 30–31 July meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) unanimously decided to cut the benchmark... -
Japan: BoJ keeps monetary policy unchanged in July, vows to expand stimulus if inflation falters At its 30 July meeting, board members at the Bank of Japan (BoJ) decided in a seven-to-two vote to keep... -
Mexico: Economy contracts year-on-year in Q2 but avoids technical recession The economy contracted for the first time since late 2009 in the second quarter, according to a preliminary GDP estimate...