Dominican Republic: Inflation picks up in June, Central Bank hikes rates
Consumer prices rose 0.21% in June over the previous month, down from May’s 0.26% rise. According to the Central Bank,...
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Czech Republic: Industrial production growth eases in May
Industrial production expanded 1.4% year-on-year in May, easing from April’s 5.5% increase. There were the same number of working days... -
Guatemala: Economic growth slows to multi-year low in the first quarter of 2018 on a broad-based slowdown
In the first quarter of the year, the economy grew at the slowest pace since the third quarter of 2010,... -
Venezuela: Bolivar continues to plummet in June
At the twentieth Central Bank Dicom auction held on 28 June, the bolivar sold at 134,262.5 VEF per EUR (approximately... -
Mexico: Inflation ticks up on the weak peso in June
Consumer prices rose 0.39% from a month earlier in June, contrasting their 0.16% fall recorded in May. June’s rise was... -
Kazakhstan: Central Bank holds the base rate steady in July
At its 9 July monetary policy meeting, the National Bank of Kazakhstan kept the base rate unchanged at 9.00%, with... -
Israel: Bank of Israel holds its fire in July
On 9 July, the Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel decided to keep its interest rate steady at a... -
Taiwan: Export growth weakens in June
Merchandise exports grew 9.4% over the previous year in June, slowing from the 14.2% expansion recorded in May and below... -
Bulgaria: Industrial output stabilizes on modest manufacturing gains in May
Industrial output rebounded on a monthly basis in May, growing 1.8% in seasonally-adjusted terms (April: -2.0% month-on-month s.a.). On an... -
Canada: Housing starts recover in June; multi-unit urban starts hit all-time high
Housing starts on a seasonally-adjusted annualized (SAAR) basis skyrocketed to 248,100 units in June, according to the Canada Mortgage and...