At its 22 June meeting, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) left the overnight reverse repurchase facility rate unchanged at...
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Philippines: Central Bank extends monetary policy tightening pause in June -
Czech Republic: The Czech National Bank stands pat in June; maintains hawkish tone At its 21 June meeting, the Board of the Czech National Bank (CNB) left the two-week repo rate unchanged at... -
Turkey: Business confidence decreases but remains in negative territory in June Business confidence fell to 108.2 in June from May’s 108.3. Despite the downtick, the index remained above the 100-threshold, separating... -
South Africa: Inflation recedes to 13-month low in May Inflation dropped to 6.3% in May from April’s 6.8%. May’s reading marked the weakest inflation rate since April 2022. Looking... -
Belgium: Consumer sentiment unchanged in June The consumer confidence index was stable at May’s minus 9.0 in June. As such, June’s result remained below the index’s... -
Netherlands: Consumer confidence falls in June Consumer confidence came in at minus 39.0 in June, down from May’s minus 38.0. As a result, the index remained... -
Finland: Economy records best result in more than a year in Q1 Revised data revealed that GDP bounced back at the outset of 2023, increasing 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis... -
Brazil: COPOM meets expectations and stays put for seventh consecutive meeting in June At its 20–21 June meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB) decided to once again hold... -
Ghana: GDP growth accelerates in Q1 Surprising markets on the upside, GDP growth accelerated to 4.2% year on year in Q1, from 3.2% in the fourth... -
Malaysia: Merchandise exports drop at a more moderate rate in May Merchandise exports contracted 3.7% annually in May (April: -20.5% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports declined 6.3% in annual terms in May...