The National Bank of Romania (NBR) kept the policy rate on hold at 6.50% on 14 February. Today, while presenting the ...

Oil prices are under pressure this morning with talk of a potential restart in oil exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region ...

The Japanese economy continues to grow, faster than the BoJ's forecast. Given the upside risks to higher inflation, the BoJ ...

Germany's second large tv debate is unlikely to have moved the needle but small shifts can make a big difference ...

The US is reliant on around 45% of copper imports for its domestic consumption (according to data from the US Geological Survey). Chile is the country's biggest supplier at 35%, followed by Canada at ...

Cold weather and the LA fires probably prompted weak retail sales in January; confusion over tariff timing may also play a ...

Investors are flirting with Europe this Valentine's Day; stock markets are surging. But we know that Europe can be an ...

Czech policymakers decided to reduce the base rate by 25bp to 3.75% at the last meeting, with all seven members of the board voting in favour of this decision ...

Following higher-than-expected January CPI readings in Hungary and the Czech Republic, Poland’s CPI inflation also surprised to the upside in January. Data implies no progress in the moderation of ...

Romanian inflation moderated to 5% in January from 5.1% the previous month. But it remains sticky across most components, and ...

Dutch GDP expanded in the fourth quarter of 2024 by a decent 0.4%. Investment boomed in anticipation of changes to taxation, ...

Lots of FX intervention and nearly 300bp of rate hikes have helped the Brazilian real recoup losses from late last year. Still, Brazil may not be immune from tariffs and equally we would not be ...