United Kingdom: Consumer confidence increases in August
Consumer confidence rose to minus 25.0 in August from July’s minus 30.0. Despite the uptick, the index remained entrenched below...
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Kazakhstan: NBK cuts rates for the first time since 2020 in August
At its meeting on 25 August, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) lowered its base rate to 16.50% from 16.75%.... -
Argentina: Merchandise exports slide at a more moderate rate in July
Merchandise exports shrank 22.4% over the same month last year in July (June: -35.8% year-on-year). Meanwhile, merchandise imports dived 19.1%... -
Turkey: Central Bank shocks markets with aggressive rate hike in August
On 24 August, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) raised its one-week repo rate from 17.50% to... -
Spain: Harmonized inflation rebounds in July
Harmonized inflation rose to 2.1% in July from 1.6% in June, when it marked an over two-year low. A softer... -
Ireland: Consumer confidence decreases in August
Consumer confidence fell to 63.2 in August from July’s 64.5. Consumers became more pessimistic about the current and future state... -
Denmark: Business sentiment falls to four-month low in August
Business sentiment in the industrial sector deteriorated in August, dropping to a four-month low of minus 7.0, down from July’s... -
Korea: BOK holds fire for fifth consecutive time at August meeting
At its meeting on 24 August, the Bank of Korea (BOK) kept the base rate unchanged at 3.50% for the... -
Lithuania: Industrial activity swings into contraction in July
Industrial production collapsed 9.0% year on year in July (June: +6.9% yoy). The downturn was largely due to drops in... -
Indonesia: Central Bank stands pat again in August
At its monetary policy meeting on 23–24 August, Bank Indonesia (BI) left the seven-day reverse repo rate unchanged at 5.75%...