Guatemala: Inflation drops in July
Consumer prices in Guatemala increased 0.36% in July over the previous month, decelerating from June’s 0.57% increase. The food and...
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Korea: Inflation slows to a five-month low in August
According to the National Statistics Office of Korea, consumer prices rose 0.5% over the previous month in August, up from... -
Guatemala: Remittances reach a record high in July
The pace of growth in remittances from workers abroad more than doubled at the start of the third quarter. In... -
Chile: Business confidence slips to a year-to-date low in August
The business confidence index (IMCE, Indicador Mensual de Confianza Empresarial) published by ICARE and the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez fell from... -
Chile: Consumer confidence slips to negative territory in August
The Adimark GfK consumer confidence index (IPEC, Índice de Percepción de la Economía) fell to a 10-month low of 47.0... -
United States: ISM manufacturing index surges to 14-year high in August on a strong pickup in output and...
The U.S. manufacturing sector again registered an unexpectedly strong month in August, remaining on a well above-average growth path. The... -
Brazil: Manufacturing PMI rises further into expansionary territory in August
Conditions in Brazil’s manufacturing sector improved in August. The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 50.5 in July to... -
Chile: Central Bank holds the key rate unchanged and sticks with hawkish guidance
At its monetary policy meeting ending on 4 September, the board of the Central Bank of Chile (BCC) unanimously voted... -
Australia: RBA holds the policy rate stable in September
At its 4 September monetary policy meeting, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) left the cash rate unchanged at the... -
Egypt: Operating conditions in the non-oil private sector appear ripe for a resurgence in August
The Emirates NBD Egypt Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 50.5 in August from 50.3 in July, inching further above...