At its 3 August meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) surprised markets and resumed its tightening cycle by delivering...
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Egypt: Central Bank surprises markets and resumes tightening cycle in August -
Ukraine: Inflation falls to 17-month low in July Inflation came in at 11.3% in July, down from 12.8% in June. July’s reading marked the lowest inflation rate since... -
Thailand: Merchandise exports decline in June Merchandise exports fell 6.4% in annual terms in June (May: -4.6% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports dived 10.3% in annual terms... -
Thailand: Central Bank hikes rates further in August At its 2 August meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) hiked the policy rate to... -
Brazil: COPOM kicks off loosening cycle more aggressively than expected in August At its 1–2 August meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) kicked off its loosening cycle,... -
Korea: Inflation falls to over two-year low in July Inflation dropped to 2.3% in July from June’s 2.7%. July’s reading represented the lowest inflation rate since March 2021. The... -
Greece: Unemployment rate falls in June June’s data pointed to an improvement in the labor market. The number of employed people increased by 32,310 compared with... -
Spain: Retail sales growth speeds up in June Retail sales expanded 6.8% year on year in June (May: +6.6% yoy). Looking at the details of the release, large... -
Saudi Arabia: OPEC output falls to 22-month low in July; crude prices rise at the fastest rate in... The OPEC oil basket traded at USD 80.8 per barrel on average during 1–28 July, a 3-month high and up... -
Ecuador: Economic activity growth rises in May Economic activity grew 5.6% year on year in May (April: +0.2% yoy). Meanwhile, annual average economic activity growth fell to...