At its first meeting of 2023 on 31 January–1 February, the Monetary Policy Committee (COPOM) of Brazil’s Central Bank (BCB)...
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Brazil: COPOM holds fire for a fourth consecutive time in February -
Greece: Unemployment stable in December Decembers data sent mixed signals about the health of the labor market. The number of employed people increased by 31,290... -
Hong Kong: GDP drops at a slower pace in Q4 GDP fell at a softer pace of 4.2% year on year in the fourth quarter, after a 4.6% contraction in... -
Euro Area: Unemployment rate stable at all-time low in December The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was stable at Novembers all-time low of 6.6% in December. Six economies had stable unemployment... -
New Zealand: Unemployment rate ticks up in Q4 The seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in Q4 from Q3’s 3.3%. Meanwhile, the underutilization rate—which includes both unemployment and... -
Australia: Retail sales grow at quickest pace since November 2021 in January Retail sales grew 1.9% in month-on-month seasonally-adjusted terms in January, which contrasted December’s 4.0% decrease. January’s print marked the best... -
Canada: Economic activity records a mild expansion in November GDP expanded 0.1% month-on-month in seasonally-adjusted terms in November, following an increase in October of 0.1%. The November figure marked... -
Switzerland: Retail sales drop at sharpest rate since April in December Retail sales dropped 2.8% year on year in calendar-adjusted terms in December (November: -1.4% c.a. yoy). December’s figure marked the... -
Kenya: Inflation drops slightly in January Inflation continued slowing down in January, decreasing to 9.0% from December’s 9.1% and marking the weakest inflation rate since August... -
Dominican Republic: Central Bank stays put a third consecutive time in January At its first meeting of the year on 31 January, the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) opted to...