Nominal retail sales in February rose 0.6% over the previous month in seasonally-adjusted terms, expanding from January’s revised 0.2% (previously...
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Nigeria: Central Bank leaves policy rate unchanged at long overdue meeting At its 3–4 April monetary policy meeting, the reconstituted Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)... -
Turkey: Lira slides to fresh all-time low on political noise and mounting economic imbalances The Turkish lira (TRY) slid to a new all-time low in late March as concerns over mounting economic imbalances were... -
Egypt: Draft budget continues slow process of mending public finances, while boosting investment and maintaining social safety net The draft FY 2019 budget approved by cabinet on 18 March aims to further reduce the budget deficit in order... -
Uruguay: Inflation returns to within the Central Bank’s target range in March Consumer prices rose 0.3% in March, below February’s 0.9% increase. The print came in below the Central Bank’s expectation of... -
Estonia: Industrial production growth plunges in February According to Statistics Estonia, industrial production growth dropped notably in February, following a seven-month high of 7.7% in January. Growth... -
Angola: Central Bank keeps main interest rate unchanged in March At its monthly meeting held on 30 March, the National Bank of Angola (Banco Nacional de Angola, BNA) left the... -
Hong Kong: Retail sales soar in February on the back of Lunar New Year holiday spending Retail sales volumes rose a robust 28.2% in annual terms in February, shooting up from January’s revised 2.3% expansion (previously... -
Peru: Inflation reaches fresh multi-year low in March Consumer prices in Metropolitan Lima increased 0.49% in March on a monthly basis, above February’s 0.25% rise. March’s increase was... -
Switzerland: Retail sales broadly stable in February In February, calendar-adjusted real retail sales contracted 0.2% from the same month a year ago, coming in slightly above the...