At its 7 February meeting, the Central Bank of Brazil’s Monetary Policy Committee (Comité de Politica Monetaria, COPOM) decided to...
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Guatemala: Growth in remittances accelerates in January Remittances from workers abroad grew 8.0% in January from the same month a year earlier, reaching USD 635 million and... -
Guatemala: Inflation falls back to Central Bank’s target range in January Consumer prices fell 0.40% from a month earlier in January, contrasting December’s 0.95% month-on-month increase. January’s reading was largely driven... -
Ecuador: Consumer prices continue to decline on an annual basis at the outset of 2018 Consumer prices increased 0.19% over the previous month in January, following a 0.18% month-on-month rise in December. Higher prices for... -
Estonia: Growth in industrial production picks up steam in December According to Statistics Estonia, growth in industrial production jumped from a revised working-day adjusted 2.7% year-on-year increase in November to... -
Brazil: Inflation hovers at historically low level in January Consumer prices in January rose 0.29% over the previous month, below December’s 0.44% rise. January’s reading undershot analysts’ forecast of... -
Brazil: Business confidence stable in January Business sentiment in Brazil stabilized in January, but remained high above the lows of mid-2015. The Getulio Vargas Foundation’s (FGV,... -
Malaysia: Export growth eases in December In December, exports grew 14.4% year-on-year, losing some steam from the 18.9% increase recorded in November. Softer export growth came... -
Taiwan: Export growth remains strong in January despite slowing shipments of electronic parts Merchandise exports rose 15.3% year-on-year in January to a total of USD 27.4 billion, slightly undershooting analysts’ expectations of 17.7%... -
Norway: Industrial production decreases in December According to Statistics Norway, industrial production fell a seasonally-adjusted 0.4% from the previous month in December, a swing from November’s...