At its 5 March monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at an...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales surge in January due to seasonal holiday effects and high tourist inflows Retail sales by volume rose 6.9% in annual terms in January, rebounding from December’s near flat growth of 0.1%. The... -
Malaysia: BNM leaves policy rate unchanged in March The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia opted to keep the overnight policy rate unchanged at 3.25% at... -
Switzerland: Inflation remains subdued in February Consumer prices climbed 0.4% over the previous month in February, contrasting the 0.3% decline logged in January. The increase was... -
Latvia: Industrial production contracts in January According to Latvia’s Central Statistical Bureau, industrial output fell 1.8% in working day-adjusted year-on-year terms in January, compared to a... -
Sweden: Industrial production softens in January According to Statistics Sweden, total industrial production excluding energy increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.1% in January over the previous month, down... -
Ireland: Industrial sector rebounds in January The highly volatile Irish manufacturing industries production index rebounded markedly in January, rising 16.3% in seasonally-adjusted, month-on-month terms, from a... -
Chile: Economic activity growth eases in January According to the IMACEC index, economic activity rose 2.4% year-on-year in January, moderating from December’s 2.6% rise. The lower print... -
South Africa: Fixed investment weighs on consumer spending- and net export-led growth in Q4 2018 South Africa’s economy slumped through last year-end but nonetheless expanded modestly in seasonally-adjusted and annualized (saar) terms. According to Statistics... -
Panama: Growth accelerates in Q4 despite weaker trade flows on pick-up in construction, finance and mining According to data released by the National Comptroller’s Office, the economy continued to regain steam in the last quarter of...