Seasonally-adjusted annualized housing starts in January numbered 216,200 units, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). January’s reading...
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Canada: Housing starts stable in January despite frigid temperatures, trend holds firm -
India: Central Bank keeps rates unchanged in February The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stayed put at its meeting on 7–8 February, as officials retained their neutral policy... -
Costa Rica: Inflation decelerates in January In January, consumer prices increased 0.41% month-on-month, down slightly from December’s 0.47% increase. According to the National Institute of Statistics... -
Slovenia: Inflation edges down in January Consumer prices declined 0.8% over the previous month in January, contrasting a flat reading in month-on-month terms in December. A... -
Latvia: Growth in industrial production gains strength in December Industrial production expanded 5.5% in December compared to the same month last year, above November’s weaker 3.7% year-on-year increase (previously... -
Czech Republic: Industrial production growth drops in December Industrial production in the Czech Republic expanded 2.7% year-on-year in December, down from November’s robust 8.5% increase. The most notable... -
Chile: President-elect Sebastian Piñera announces cabinet President-elect Sebastián Piñera—head of the Chile Vamos coalition—presented the members of his cabinet on 23 January. Key economics-oriented posts will... -
Brazil: Central Bank cuts SELIC rate to 6.75%, signals end of easing cycle At its 7 February meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) decided to... -
Guatemala: Growth in remittances accelerates in January Remittances from workers abroad grew 8.0% in January from the same month a year earlier, reaching USD 635 million and... -
Guatemala: Inflation falls back to Central Bank’s target range in January Consumer prices fell 0.40% from a month earlier in January, contrasting December’s 0.95% month-on-month increase. January’s reading was largely driven...