At an extraordinary meeting on 24 February, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) decided to raise the base rate by...
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Kazakhstan: Central Bank hikes base rate significantly in February to support the tenge -
Malaysia: Inflation drops to four-month low in January Consumer prices increased a seasonally-adjusted 0.32% from the previous month in January, a smaller increase than December’s 0.40% increase. The... -
Korea: BOK stands pat in February At its meeting on 24 February, the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept the base rate steady at 1.25%. The decision... -
Hungary: MNB delivers ninth consecutive rate hike in February; announces further hikes ahead At its 22 February meeting, the Monetary Council of the Hungarian National Bank decided to raise its base rate to... -
Luxembourg: Retail sales growth wanes in December Retail sales increased 1.9% in year-on-year terms in December, which was a deterioration from November’s 2.7% increase. December’s weakening came... -
Germany: Business confidence rises but remains in negative territory in February Business confidence rose to 98.9 in February from January’s 96.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained below the 100-thresholdpointing to... -
Germany: Consumer sentiment expected to deteriorate in March The GfK consumer climate index is forecast to drop to minus 8.1 in March from minus 6.7 in February on... -
United States: Consumer confidence decreases slightly in February Consumer confidence fell to 110.5 in February from 111.1 in January. Nevertheless, the index remained above the 100-threshold, separating optimism... -
Brazil: Current account deficit narrows in January Brazil’s current account recorded a deficit of USD 8.1 billion in January, improving slightly from the USD 8.3 billion shortfall... -
Taiwan: Industrial output growth gains steam in January Industrial production expanded 10.0% year-on-year in January (December: +8.7% yoy). The upturn was primarily driven by an improvement in manufacturing...