At its 18 August monetary policy meeting, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) opted to maintain all of its rates...
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Chile: Economy flatlines in the second quarter GDP was unchanged on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the second quarter, above the 0.6% contraction recorded in the first... -
Croatia: Inflation comes in at highest level since our records began Consumer prices rose 0.43% from the previous month in July, slowing down from June’s 1.12% rise. July’s result marked the... -
Nigeria: Inflation surges to near 17-year high in July Consumer prices rose 1.82% month on month in July, stabilizing from June. The print, which marked a joint seven-month high,... -
Ghana: Central Bank calls emergency meeting, hikes policy rate by 300 basis points At an extraordinary meeting on 17 August, the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) hiked its policy... -
Netherlands: GDP growth accelerates notably in Q2 GDP growth accelerated to 2.6% on a seasonally-adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the second quarter, from 0.5% in the first quarter.... -
Japan: Merchandise exports rise at a milder pace in July Yen-denominated merchandise exports soared 19.0% on an annual basis in July (June: +19.3% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports shot up 47.2%... -
United Kingdom: Inflation moves into double figures in July Consumer prices rose 0.61% in July over the previous month, slowing down from the 0.80% increase recorded in June. Looking... -
United States: Retail sales are unchanged in July Retail sales were flat month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in July (June: +0.8% mom). July’s figure marked the worst reading since... -
Finland: Monthly economic activity drops at sharpest pace since January in June Economic activity slid 0.2% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in June, which contrasted May’s 0.2% increase. June’s result marked the worst...