Rates remain on pause: At its meeting ending on 17 June, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) decided to keep its...
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Japan: Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged; slows bond sales -
Ireland: Harmonized inflation rises in June Latest reading: Harmonized inflation came in at 1.6% in June, which was up from May’s 1.4%. The uptick was due... -
UAE: Dubai inflation increases in May Latest reading: Inflation in Dubai increased to 2.4% in May from April’s 2.3%, but remained at one of the lowest... -
Kuwait: Kuwait crude output remains subdued in May Latest reading: Kuwait oil output was stable at April’s 2.42 mbpd (million barrels per day) in May. The figure was... -
United Kingdom: Inflation slides in May Latest reading: Inflation dropped to 3.4% in May from April’s 3.5%, in line with market expectations and above the Bank... -
United States: Retail sales contract at sharpest pace since March 2023 in May Latest reading: Retail sales dropped 0.9% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in May (April: -0.1% mom), a larger fall than... -
China: Domestic real-sector data is mixed in May Latest reading: Industrial output expanded 5.8% in year-on-year terms in May, below April’s 6.1% reading and undershooting market expectations. Softer... -
France: Harmonized inflation declines to lowest level since December 2020 in May Latest reading: Harmonized inflation edged down to 0.6% in May from April’s 0.9%. May’s figure represented the weakest inflation rate... -
Kazakhstan: Industrial output loses momentum in May Latest reading: Industrial output grew 5.8% compared to the same month a year earlier in May, which was a deterioration... -
Ghana: GDP growth improves in Q1 The economy starts the year on a stronger footing: GDP growth rose to 5.3% year on year in the first...