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Brazil: Bolsonaro wins presidency; questions linger over reform details -
Australia: RBA holds the policy rate stable in November At its 6 November monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at the... -
Romania: Central Bank holds rates unchanged at its last 2018 meeting At its last monetary policy meeting of the year, held on 6 November, the National Bank of Romania (NBR) kept... -
Indonesia: Growth in retail sales stays brisk in September In September, retail sales grew 4.8% over the same month last year, down from August’s 6.1% expansion but beating the... -
Czech Republic: Industrial production slips in September Industrial production fell 0.9% year-on-year in September, contrasting August’s 1.9% increase. Notably, there was one less working day in September... -
Mexico: Consumer confidence notches up in October Consumer sentiment improved in October, with the seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by INEGI ticking up to 101.4 points from... -
Thailand: Inflation edges down in October Consumer prices inched up 0.06% over the previous month in October, down from the 0.29% price increase in September. The... -
Argentina: IMF approves additional financing, boosting short-term fiscal outlook On 26 October, the IMF formally approved the upgraded standby agreement (SBA) announced in late September, which should cover the... -
Malaysia: Trade surplus widens on pickup in export growth Export growth accelerated strongly in September to 8.0% year-on-year in USD value terms, up from August’s moderate 4.4% increase. The... -
Australia: Retail sales growth ticks down in September Nominal retail sales growth in September came in at 0.2% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, following August’s 0.3%...