At its meeting on 14 December, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) kept its policy rate at 1.75%. Moreover, the Bank...
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Switzerland: Central Bank stays put in December -
Nigeria: Nigerian oil output falls in November; crude prices decline Brent crude oil prices averaged USD 82.19 per barrel in November, down 7.6% from October’s price. On 30 November, the... -
Saudi Arabia: Saudi crude output remains low in November; Brent prices fall Brent crude oil prices averaged USD 82.19 per barrel in November, down 7.6% from October’s price. On 30 November, the... -
Angola: Inflation increases to over one-year high in November Inflation came in at 18.2% in November, up from October’s 16.6%. November’s reading marked the highest inflation rate since August... -
Thailand: Manufacturing activity falls at sharpest rate since April in October Manufacturing output dropped 2.1% month-on-month in seasonally adjusted terms in October (September: +0.3% mom). October’s figure marked the worst reading... -
Japan: Business confidence rises to over one-year high in December Business confidence came in at 12.0 in December, up from 9.0 in September. December’s result marked the best performance since... -
United Kingdom: Economic activity deteriorates in October GDP slid 0.3% in month-on-month seasonally adjusted terms in October, which contrasted September’s 0.2% increase and market expectations of a... -
United States: Inflation falls to lowest level since June in November Inflation eased to 3.1% in November from October’s 3.2%, in line with market expectations. November’s result marked the lowest inflation... -
Cyprus: Industrial output growth accelerates in September Industrial output expanded 3.6% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in September, which was above July’s 3.4% increase. September’s improvement... -
China: Broad credit growth picks up in November In November, Chinese banks distributed CNY 1090.0 billion in new yuan loans, up from October’s 738.4 billion figure but below...