On 26 April, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) raised the key policy rate by 25...
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Guatemala: Banguat continues with slow and steady approach, hiking by 25 basis points in April -
Korea: Consumer confidence picks up but remains in negative territory in April Consumer confidence rose to 95.1 in April from March’s 92.0. April’s result marked the best reading since June 2022. Despite... -
Argentina: Economic activity growth slides to 10-month low in February The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) grew 0.2% in year-on-year terms in February, which was a deterioration from January’s... -
Poland: Industrial output drops at sharpest rate since May 2020 in March Industrial output dropped 2.9% compared to the same month of the previous year in March, which followed February’s 1.0% decrease.... -
Poland: Retail sales growth eases to over two-year low in March Retail sales grew 4.8% year on year in March (February: +10.8% yoy). March’s outturn marked the worst reading since February... -
Mexico: Economic activity growth ebbs in February The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) rose 0.1% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which was a deterioration from... -
Hungary: MNB narrows interest rate corridor in April At its 25 April meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at... -
Kazakhstan: Economy speeds up in Q4 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP growth ticked up to 3.3% year on year cumulatively through December, from 3.0% through... -
Brazil: Current account swings to surplus in April Brazil’s current account recorded a USD 0.3 billion surplus in March, swinging from the USD 3.0 billion shortfall posted in... -
Korea: Activity rebounds in Q1 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP bounced back, increasing 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter,...