GDP growth fell to 1.9% year on year in the fourth quarter from 5.9% in the third quarter. Q4’s reading...
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Argentina: Economy grows at softest pace since Q1 2021 in the fourth quarter -
Malaysia: Inflation remains stable in February Inflation came in at 3.7% in February, matching January’s figure. February’s figure represented the lowest inflation rate since June 2022.... -
Taiwan: Industrial activity falls at sharper pace in March Industrial output collapsed 14.5% compared to the same month a year earlier in March, which was a larger contraction than... -
Belarus: Central Bank announces further rate cuts from April On 24 March, the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) announced it would cut the refinancing rate again... -
Switzerland: SNB raises rates by 50 basis points in March At its meeting on 23 March, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) raised its policy rate from 1.00% to 1.50%. As... -
Turkey: TCMB stands pat in March On 23 March, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (TCMB) fulfilled market expectations by keeping the one-week repo... -
United Kingdom: BoE hikes by 25 basis points in March On 23 March, the Bank of England (BoE) increased the bank rate 4.00% to 4.25%, marking the eleventh consecutive rate... -
Turkey: Consumer confidence eases and remains pessimistic in March Consumer confidence came in at 80.1 in March, down from February’s 82.5. As a result, the index remained entrenched below... -
Lithuania: Decline in industrial output softens in February Industrial output slid 7.0% year on year in February (January: -7.3% yoy). The smaller drop was partly due to a... -
Uruguay: Economy records sharpest contraction since Q1 2021 in the final quarter of 2022 GDP dropped 0.1% year on year in the fourth quarter, contrasting the 3.4% expansion seen in the third quarter. Q4’s...