At its 25 January meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) decided to increase the Overnight...
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Ukraine: Central Bank raises key rate as inflationary pressures persist At its meeting on 25 January, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in a surprise move announced its decision to... -
Brazil: Consumer confidence hits over two-year high in January The consumer confidence index published by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV, Fundaçao Getúlio Vargas) rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.5% from the... -
Malaysia: Inflation edges up in December In December, consumer prices rose 0.1% compared to the previous month, significantly below the 0.7% month-on-month rise registered in November.... -
South Africa: Inflation inches up in December Consumer prices rose 0.5% in December over the previous month, coming in above the 0.1% month-on-month rise in November. December’s... -
Czech Republic: Economic sentiment slips at the start of the year The economic sentiment indicator, a composite confidence indicator published by the Czech Statistical Office (CSO), slipped slightly in January owing... -
United Kingdom: Labor market shows resilience in September-November period Jobless claims rose by 8,600 in December according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), compared to a revised 12,000... -
Philippines: Growth remains buoyant in Q4 The economy recorded another period of robust, albeit moderating, growth in the last quarter of 2017, supported by strong private... -
Japan: Export growth decelerates in December Nominal yen-denominated exports increased 9.3% from the same month last year in December, following 16.2% growth in November. The reading... -
Russia: Industrial production contracts again in December Industrial activity contracted for a second consecutive month in December, according to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Industrial output...