At its monetary policy meeting on 15 December, the Board of Directors of Taiwan’s Central Bank (CBC) increased the policy...
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Japan: Industrial activity drops at sharpest rate since May in October Industrial output fell 2.6% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in October, which followed September’s 1.7% decrease. October’s figure marked the worst... -
Japan: Core machinery orders grows at quickest pace since April in October Core machinery orders—which cover the private sector, exclude volatile orders and are a leading indicator for capital spending over the... -
United States: Fed dials hikes back to 50 basis points in December At its meeting on 13–14 December, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to raise the target range for the... -
Sweden: CPIF rises again in November Consumer price inflation with a fixed interest edged up to 9.5% in November, above Octobers 9.3%. Looking at the details... -
United Kingdom: Inflation decreases in November Inflation eased to 10.7% in November, following Octobers 11.1% and below market expectations. The softer rise was primarily due to... -
Australia: Business confidence turns more negative in November The business confidence index produced by National Australia Bank (NAB) dropped to minus 4.4 in October from minus 0.2 in... -
Japan: Business sentiment remains positive but dips in Q4 Business sentiment among large manufacturers—according to the Bank of Japan’s closely watched Tankan survey—came in at plus 7 in Q4,... -
Australia: Consumer sentiment rises in December The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased to 80.3 in December from 78.0 in November. Therefore, sentiment moved closer to... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity drops in October Manufacturing output dropped 4.2% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in October (September: -2.3% mom). On an annual basis, manufacturing production fell...