On 26 April, the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Guatemala (Banguat) raised the key policy rate by 25...
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Guatemala: Banguat continues with slow and steady approach, hiking by 25 basis points in April -
Australia: Inflation moderates in Q1 Annual inflation came in at 7.0% in Q1, down from Q4’s 7.8%, which had marked the highest reading since Q2... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment rises in April The economic sentiment indicator, published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), rose to 97.2 in April from 93.9 in March.... -
Hungary: MNB narrows interest rate corridor in April At its 25 April meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank (MNB) left its base rate unchanged at... -
Brazil: Current account swings to surplus in April Brazil’s current account recorded a USD 0.3 billion surplus in March, swinging from the USD 3.0 billion shortfall posted in... -
Korea: Activity rebounds in Q1 According to a preliminary estimate, GDP bounced back, increasing 0.3% on a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis in the first quarter,... -
Argentina: Economic activity growth slides to 10-month low in February The monthly indicator for economic activity (EMAE) grew 0.2% in year-on-year terms in February, which was a deterioration from January’s... -
Poland: Industrial output drops at sharpest rate since May 2020 in March Industrial output dropped 2.9% compared to the same month of the previous year in March, which followed February’s 1.0% decrease.... -
Poland: Retail sales growth eases to over two-year low in March Retail sales grew 4.8% year on year in March (February: +10.8% yoy). March’s outturn marked the worst reading since February... -
Mexico: Economic activity growth ebbs in February The monthly indicator for economic activity (IGAE) rose 0.1% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in February, which was a deterioration from...