At its 30–31 October meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Política Monetária, COPOM) unanimously decided...
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Brazil: Central Bank holds SELIC rate at 6.50% in first post-election meeting -
Kenya: Inflation edges down in October from September’s 11-month high Consumer prices fell 0.79% over the previous month in October, contrasting a 1.02% month-on-month increase in September. Nine out of... -
Brazil: Business confidence drops in election month Business sentiment in Brazil weakened at the start of the fourth quarter, with the Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio... -
Korea: Industrial production falls at the fastest pace in nearly a decade in September Industrial production in the mining, manufacturing, and gas and electricity sectors plummeted 8.4% in September compared to the same month... -
Spain: Housing permits growth decelerates in August According to data published by the Ministry of Public Works (Ministerio de Fomento), the Spanish Board of Architects (Colegio de... -
Spain: Current account surplus shrinks in August Spain’s current account balance recorded a surplus of EUR 1.8 billion in August, a moderate decline from the EUR 2.6... -
New Zealand: Business confidence ticks up in October The ANZ Bank Business Outlook indicator showed that a net 37.1% of surveyed firms were pessimistic over general business conditions... -
United Kingdom: Consumer sentiment worsens in October The GfK consumer confidence indicator fell from minus 9 points in September to minus 10 points in October. As a... -
Japan: Consumer confidence falls to nearly two-year low in October Consumer sentiment decreased from 43.4 in September to 43.0 in October, marking the lowest print since January 2017. The print... -
Taiwan: Growth slows markedly in Q3 on sharp export deceleration amid a high base effect A preliminary estimate shows that economic growth softened significantly in the third quarter, largely due to a deceleration within the...