At its 24–25 April meeting, Bank of Japan (BoJ) board members decided to provide forward guidance on monetary policy for...
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Japan: BoJ introduces forward guidance for first time in April and downgrades economic outlook -
Spain: Unemployment rate edges up in the first quarter The jobless rate edged up to 14.7% in the first quarter of 2019 from 14.5% in the final quarter of... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence drops to six-month low in April The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) fell in April, dropping to... -
Korea: Economic growth plunges to a near-decade low According to preliminary data released by the Bank of Korea, the economy grew 1.8% in the first quarter compared to... -
Sweden: The Riksbank maintains accommodative monetary policy stance in April, signals delayed rate hike and slower tightening At its 25 April monetary policy meeting, the Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.25%, which was in... -
Ukraine: Central Bank cuts the key policy rate for the first time in two years in April At its 25 April meeting, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) cut the key policy rate by 50 basis points... -
Kenya: Economy grows at the fastest pace in eight years in 2018 Economic growth climbed to 6.3% in 2018, well above 2017’s 4.9% expansion and marking the fastest acceleration in eight years.... -
Malaysia: Inflation returns in March Consumer prices rose 0.2% month-on-month in March, matching February’s figure and largely driven by higher transport prices. In year-on-year terms,... -
Australia: Inflation slumps to two-and-a-half-year low in Q1, driving down the AUD In the first quarter of 2019, consumer prices remained unchanged over the previous quarter, according to the Australian Bureau of... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment inches up from two-year low in April The economic sentiment indicator, a composite confidence indicator published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), ticked up to 97.1 points...