Consumer prices rose 0.8% from a month earlier in February, contrasting January’s 0.2% fall and landing in line with analysts’...
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South Africa: Inflation ticks up from a 10-month low in February -
Thailand: Bank of Thailand stands pat in March As expected by market analysts, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand stood pat at its 20 March... -
New Zealand: Growth accelerates in Q4 2018 According to data released by the Statistical Institute, the economy grew 0.6% in quarter-on-quarter seasonally-adjusted terms in the fourth quarter... -
Nigeria: Policy continuity expected ahead following President Buhari’s reelection On 27 February, Nigeria’s electoral commission declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, head of the ruling center-left All Progressives Congress (APC),... -
Saudi Arabia: Consumer prices decline further in February Consumer prices fell 0.2% over the previous month in February, following January’s 0.3% decline. The drop was mainly due to... -
United Kingdom: Labor market stays solid in November-January period In the November-January period, the unemployment rate reached a fresh multi-decade low of 3.9%, while the employment rate rose to... -
Israel: Trade deficit narrows in February on a rebound in exports and drop in imports Exports swung to an 11.1% expansion in year-on-year USD terms in February, contrasting January’s 9.6% drop, while imports fell a... -
Chile: Growth accelerates in Q4 2018 According to comprehensive data released by the Central Bank, the economy grew 3.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, accelerating from... -
Thailand: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expected to hold on to power in first election since 2014 Thailand is scheduled to hold a general election on 24 March and the military is likely to maintain significant influence... -
Ghana: Cedi continues to plummet following policy rate cut The Ghanaian cedi plunged after the Bank of Ghana (BOG) unexpectedly slashed its key policy rate by 100 basis points...