At its meeting on 27 October, the Bank of Canada (BoC) held its target for the overnight rate at 0.25%—its...
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Canada: Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged in October meeting; ends QE purchasing program -
Cyprus: Industrial output growth rises in August Industrial output rose 8.5% compared to the same month a year earlier in August, which was above July’s 5.9% increase.... -
Mexico: Merchandise exports increase in September Merchandise exports rose 8.1% over the same month last year in September (August: +9.0% year-on-year), largely due to higher oil... -
Costa Rica: Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged in October At its meeting held on 25 October, the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR) kept the monetary policy rate unchanged... -
Korea: GDP growth moderates in the third quarter According to a preliminary reading, GDP growth slowed markedly to 4.0% year-on-year in the third quarter from 6.0% in the... -
Japan: What’s at stake in the 31 October general election? On 4 October, Fumio Kishida replaced Yoshihide Suga as prime minister of Japan following his victory in the ruling Liberal... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank hikes base rate for the third consecutive meeting in October At its meeting in late October, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to raise the base rate by 25... -
Turkey: Business confidence inches down but remains elevated in November Business confidence inched down from 109.6 in October to 108.4 in November, but the index remained above the neutral 100-threshold... -
Germany: Business confidence deteriorates further in October The ifo Business Climate Index fell from 98.9 in September to 97.7 in October, with the index consequently dropping further... -
Brazil: Consumer sentiment improves in October, remains pessimistic The seasonally-adjusted consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation rose to 76.3 in October, following September’s 75.3 reading....