Retail sales rose 10.9% year on year in August (July: +14.1% yoy). August’s outturn marked the worst reading since January...
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Hong Kong: Retail sales record slowest growth since January in August -
Kazakhstan: GDP growth gathers steam in H1 GDP growth gathered steam to 5.3% year on year in H1 (January–June 2023), up from 5.0% in the first quarter.... -
Canada: Economic activity flatlines in July GDP was flat in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in July, which contrasted June’s 0.2% decrease but was slightly below market expectations.... -
Dominican Republic: Economic activity growth slows in August The economy lost some steam halfway through the third quarter. Economic activity rose 2.0% in year-on-year terms in August, which... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank pauses loosening cycle in September At its meeting on 29 September, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) paused its loosening cycle, maintaining the... -
Ecuador: GDP growth improves in Q2 GDP growth accelerated to 3.3% year on year in the second quarter, from 1.0% in the first quarter. Household spending... -
Croatia: Industrial activity dips in August Industrial output fell 2.4% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in August, which was a deterioration from July’s 0.7% decrease.... -
Colombia: BanRep leaves policy rate unchanged in September At its 29 September meeting, Colombia’s Central Bank (BanRep) decided to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 13.25%. Five... -
Kenya: Inflation increases in September Inflation came in at 6.8% in September, which was up from August’s 6.7% and above market expectations. The acceleration in... -
Japan: Consumer confidence decreases in September Consumer confidence fell to 35.2 in September from August’s 36.2. September’s result marked the weakest sentiment since March. As a...