Merchandise exports totaled USD 37.4 billion in August, which represented a healthy 28.7% expansion from the USD 29.1 billion sum...
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Russia: Export growth stays strong in August -
Poland: Auto sales dinged by emissions-testing in September Nominal retail sales rose 5.6% from the same month a year earlier in September, down sharply from August’s 9.0% year-on-year... -
Poland: Business confidence plummets in October In October, the business tendency indicators released by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) showed a decline in business confidence in... -
Norway: The government announces 2019 budget, although parliamentary approval is by no means guaranteed On 8 October, the minority coalition government laid out its 2019 budget. Expenditure is set to rise by 4.1% and... -
Nigeria: Inflation rises in September Consumer prices rose 0.84% on a month-on-month basis in September, below August’s 1.05% increase. The result marked the third consecutive... -
Japan: Trade balance turns to a surplus in September despite shrinking exports Nominal yen-denominated merchandise exports fell 1.2% annually in September, contrasting the 6.6% increase logged in August and missing market expectations... -
Australia: Labor market adds some new jobs in September Seasonally-adjusted employment increased by 5,600 in September compared to the previous month, following the revised 44,600 jobs added in August... -
Argentina: Peso fall fans inflation in September According to the National Statistical Institute (INDEC), national consumer prices rose 6.5% over the previous month in September, coming in... -
Korea: Bank of Korea leaves rates unchanged in October but sends more hawkish signals At its 18 October monetary policy meeting, the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept the base rate unchanged at 1.50% amid... -
Chile: Central Bank hikes rates in October At its monetary policy meeting on 18 October, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCC) unanimously voted to...