At its 14–15 June meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) unanimously decided to raise the...
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Brazil: COPOM meets expectations and hikes rates for 11th consecutive time in June -
China: Decline in retail sales softens in May Retail sales dropped 6.7% year on year in May (April: -11.1% yoy). Looking at subsectors, vehicle, catering, clothing and jewelry... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank carries out fifth consecutive rate hike at June meeting At its 15 June meeting, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) delivered its second 150-basis point hike in less... -
Kazakhstan: Industrial output growth improves in May Industrial output rose 3.1% compared to the same month a year earlier in May, which followed April’s 1.2% increase. Looking... -
Hungary: Industrial output growth improves in April According to a second estimate by the Statistical Institute, industrial output grew 4.7% year on year in April (March: +4.2%... -
United States: Retail sales dip in May Retail sales fell 0.3% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in May (April: +0.7% mom). The outturn marked the worst reading since... -
Saudi Arabia: Inflation recedes in May Consumer prices increased 0.12% from the previous month in May, a smaller increase than April’s 0.43% increase. May’s result marked... -
Panama: Inflation comes in at highest level since February 2013 in May Consumer prices increased 0.76% over the previous month in May, picking up from the 0.58% rise seen in April. The... -
Canada: Housing starts rise in May Housing starts rose to 287,257 units on a seasonally-adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) basis in May according to the Canada Mortgage... -
Argentina: Inflation comes in at highest level since our records began in May Consumer prices rose 5.05% over the previous month in May, moderating from April’s 6.05% increase. May’s result marked the softest...