At its latest meeting held on 27 March, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Kenya’s Central Bank held its benchmark...
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Mexico: Economic activity picks up in January Economic activity regained lost steam at the start of 2019. According to the National Statistical Institute (INEGI), economic activity grew... -
Spain: Despite unpredictable election outcome, economic impact set to be limited On 28 April, Spain will hold its third general election in less than four years after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez,... -
Nigeria: Central Bank unexpectedly cuts policy rate in March At its 25–26 March meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cut the monetary... -
Netherlands: Dutch economy picks up steam in Q4 2018 A second reading of national accounts data confirmed that the Dutch economy accelerated in the final quarter of last year,... -
Germany: Consumer confidence expected to ease somewhat in April Sentiment among German consumers is expected to ease in April according to the GfK Group Consumer Climate Index, which edged... -
France: Business confidence stabilizes through Q1 In March, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies’ (INSEE) business-climate indicator for the manufacturing sector was roughly stable... -
United States: Consumer confidence steeply declines in March as present situation sentiment falls from near 20-year high The Conference Board’s monthly consumer confidence index fell from 131.4 in February to 124.1 in March, markedly underwhelming market expectations... -
United States: Home prices continue to cool in January Home prices continued to slide in January, softening for the tenth month in a row. On a month-on-month basis, the... -
Belgium: Economic sentiment improves in March The consumer confidence indicator produced by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) edged up by 1.0 point in March to...