At its 31 July–1 August monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously decided to maintain its...
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United States: Federal Reserve holds steady on rates, remains on track for a September hike -
Brazil: Central Bank holds SELIC rate at 6.50% At its 31 July–1 August meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) unanimously... -
Dominican Republic: Economic growth speeds up in Q2 According to a preliminary estimate released by the Central Bank on 1 August, the economy expanded 7.1% in Q2 in... -
Chile: Business confidence falls in July The business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) published by ICARE and the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez fell from... -
Mexico: Remittance inflows accelerate in June Remittances totaled USD 3.1 billion in June (May: USD 3.2 billion), a robust 23.1% increase from the same month last... -
New Zealand: The unemployment rate ticks up in Q2 Despite a marginal rise in unemployment in the second quarter, New Zealand’s labor market remains robust. The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate... -
Kazakhstan: Inflation in July remains stable from the previous month Consumer prices rose 0.1% over the previous month in July, marking a smaller upturn than the 0.2% increase in June.... -
Korea: Merchandise exports increase in July In July, merchandise exports rose 6.2% compared to the same month last year, totaling USD 51.9 billion. This represented a... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales slow in June Retail sales volumes grew a still robust 9.8% in annual terms in June, decelerating from May’s revised 11.5% expansion (previously... -
Estonia: Industrial production growth slows in June According to Statistics Estonia, annual industrial production growth eased from a revised 3.4% reading in May (previously reported: +3.0% year-on-year)...