Thailand recorded a USD 487 million trade surplus in September, contrasting August’s USD 588 million deficit but noticeably below the...
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Thailand: Export growth contracts but trade balance remains in surplus in September -
Norway: Norges Bank keeps rate unchanged in October In line with market analysts’ expectations, Norges Bank announced on 24 October that it was keeping the sight deposit rate... -
France: Business climate nears two-year low in October In October, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies’ (INSEE) business-climate indicator for the manufacturing sector fell to 104... -
Canada: Bank of Canada raises rates in October amid solid fundamentals On 24 October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to... -
Hong Kong: Inflation picks up in September Inflation rose to 2.7% in September, up from 2.3% in August. When accounting for the effects of one-off government relief... -
Italy: Coalition delivers spendthrift budget in defiance of European institutions The Italian government approved an EU rules-breaking 2019 budget in mid-October, clashing swords with the European Commission (EC). The budget... -
United States: Democrats likely to capture the House in high-stakes midterm elections, could frustrate Trump’s legislative agenda and... The upcoming midterm elections on 6 November will likely see the Democrats retake the House of Representatives, while the Republicans... -
Spain: Expansionary 2019 budget faces uphill battle for approval On 15 October, the center-left Socialist (Partido Socialista Obrero Español, PSOE) minority government, led by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, unveiled... -
Indonesia: Bank Indonesia leaves rates unchanged in October, but further tightening still likely looking ahead At its 22–23 October monetary policy meeting, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate unchanged at 5.75%, after... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence continues to decline in October The consumer confidence index, published by the Statistical Institute in cooperation with the Central Bank, declined from 59.3 in September...