On 25 October, the Bank of Canada (BOC) left the target for the overnight rate at 5.00%, and announced it...
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Canada: Central Bank stays put in October -
Costa Rica: Central Bank restarts easing cycle in October At its latest meeting on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) cut the monetary policy rate to... -
Mexico: Economic activity growth speeds up in August The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) rose 0.4% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in August, which was above July’s 0.2%... -
Hungary: MNB cuts base rate after holding for a year At its 24 October meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) cut its base rate to 12.25%... -
Luxembourg: Retail sales growth wanes in August Retail sales expanded 4.6% in year-on-year terms in August, which was a deterioration from July’s 7.8% increase. Sales of food,... -
Netherlands: GDP growth improves in Q2 According to a revised reading, the economy contracted 0.2% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in Q2 (preliminary estimate: 0.3%... -
Taiwan: Decline in industrial output softens in September Industrial production fell 6.7% year on year in September (August: -10.8% yoy). The print marked the best reading since August... -
Lithuania: Decline in industrial activity softens in September Industrial output slid 2.6% compared to the same month a year earlier in September, which was above August’s 7.0% decrease.... -
Ecuador: Economic activity growth gains steam in August Economic activity rose 4.3% year on year in August (July: +3.9% yoy). Meanwhile, the trend pointed down, with the annual... -
Portugal: Harmonized inflation slides in September Harmonized inflation dropped to 4.9% in September below August’s 5.3%. Looking at the details of the release, housing and utilities...