At its 29–30 January monetary policy meeting, the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) unanimously voted to maintain its target...
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United States: Federal Reserve signals halt to interest rate hikes in January, confirming dovish turn -
Malaysia: Exports growth recovers somewhat in December In USD terms, exports grew 2.3% over the same month a year earlier in December. This is up from November’s... -
Chile: Central Bank resumes tightening cycle in January At its 30 January monetary policy meeting, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCCh) voted unanimously to hike... -
Mexico: Mexico’s economy cools through year-end A preliminary estimate for economic growth in the fourth quarter fell shy of analysts’ expectations and confirmed a year-end slowdown... -
Austria: Economy accelerates in 2018 despite softer Q4 According to a preliminary estimate, the Austrian economy grew 0.2% in the fourth quarter over the previous quarter, down noticeably... -
Austria: Consumer confidence drops further into negative territory at the start of the new year Consumer sentiment dropped to minus 2 in January, from a revised minus 1 in December (previously reported: +9). The large... -
Belgium: Growth steady through year-end Belgium’s economy grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter and in seasonally-adjusted terms in the fourth quarter of last year (Q3 2018: +0.3% quarter-on-quarter... -
France: Growth steady through year-end despite ‘gilets jaunes’ protests France’s economy grew 0.3% quarter-on-quarter and on a seasonally-adjusted basis in the fourth quarter of last year, according to a... -
France: Consumer confidence recovers in January Consumer confidence rebounded in January, according to the consumer confidence survey published by the National Institute of Statistics and Economic... -
Vietnam: Inflation decelerates in January According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, consumer prices fell 0.10% over the previous month in January, following the...