Consumer confidence fell to 41.3 in July from June’s 43.0. July’s result marked the worst reading since March 2021, and...
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Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in August At its 4 August meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 50 basis points in August On 4 August, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate from 1.25% to 1.75%, marking the sixth successive... -
Argentina: Consumer confidence plunges in July The Universidad Torcuato di Tella (UTDT) consumer confidence index decreased to 34.7 in July from 39.1 in June. Consequently, the... -
Turkey: Inflation sets new record-high July Consumer prices jumped 2.37% month on month in July, down from the 4.95% increase recorded in June. The uptick came... -
Uruguay: Inflation rises to 20-month high in July Consumer prices increased 0.77% over the previous month in July, accelerating from June’s 0.59% rise. July’s uptick was the strongest... -
Australia: RBA hikes rate further in August; hints at further hikes ahead At its monetary policy meeting on 2 August, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) hiked the official cash rate (OCR)... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate rose in Q2 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.3% in Q2 from Q1’s 3.2%, which had marked the lowest print since 1986.... -
Australia: Retail sales growth eases in June Retail sales growth expanded 0.2% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in June, down from May’s 0.7% increase. Looking at the details... -
Brazil: COPOM meets expectations and delivers 12th consecutive hike in August At its 2–3 August meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (CBC) unanimously decided to raise the...