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The Saudi Central Bank cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% and its reverse repo rate to 4.25% in September, following the Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate reduction to 4.00%–4.25%. The move reflects Saudi Arabia’s practice of aligning monetary policy with the US, given the riyal’s peg

The Central Bank of Kuwait lowered its key discount rate by 25 basis points to 3.75% in September 2025, its first rate cut in a year. The move followed the US Federal Reserve’s reduction and signals of further easing later this year. Kuwait’s monetary policy is shaped by the dinar’s peg to a basket

Brazil’s central bank opted to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 15% in September, citing the need to keep inflation on a path toward the target amid persistent uncertainty. External factors, including US economic conditions and global financial volatility, continue to influence emerging marke

Argentina’s economy grew by 6.3% year-on-year in the June quarter of 2025, falling short of expectations of a 6.5% expansion and accelerating from a 5.8% increase in the previous quarter. This marks the fastest rate of expansion since Q2 2022, driven by accelerated expansion in the agriculture secto

The central bank of Oman lowered its key repo rate by 25 basis points to 4.75% in September 2025. This decision follows the US Federal Reserve’s recent 25 basis point rate cut.

Qatar’s central bank announced a 25 basis point cut in its key interest rates, following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s recent rate reduction. The deposit rate was lowered to 4.35%, the lending rate to 4.85%, and the repo rate to 4.60%. This move highlights Qatar’s alignment with global monetary policy

The Central Bank of Bahrain reduced its one-week deposit facility rate by 25 basis points to 5% in September 2025, mirroring the recent rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. The move reflects Bahrain’s usual alignment with Fed policy, driven by its currency peg to the US dollar, which helps maintain e

The Bank of Ghana cut its benchmark monetary policy rate by 350 bps to 21.5% on September 17th, citing sustained disinflation, robust growth, and stronger external buffers. Headline inflation fell to 11.5% in August, the lowest level in four years. Economic activity remained strong, with real GDP ex

P&G shares increased to 160.82 USD, the highest since August 2025. Over the past 4 weeks, Procter & Gamble gained 3.26%, and in the last 12 months, it decreased 7.57%.

The Bank of Canada cut its benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 2.5% in its September 2025 decision, as largely expected by markets, to resume its cutting cycle following three consecutive holds. The central bank noted that the Canadian economy showed signs of fragility to tariffs by the United State

US housing starts tumbled 8.5% month-over-month in August 2025 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.307 million units, down from a slightly revised 1.429 million in July and well below market forecasts of 1.37 million. That was the fourth-lowest reading since May 2020, underscoring persistent h

Building permits in the United States fell by 3.7% to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 1.312 million in August 2025, the lowest since May 2020 and below market expectations of 1.37 million. Single-family permits decreased by 2.2% to an annualized rate of 856 thousand, while permits for build

Foreign investors increased their holdings of Canadian securities by C$26.7 billion in July of 2025, gaining traction from the revised C$1 billion in the previous month, to mark the sharpest net investment since September of 2024. The surge was carried by a C$14.8 billion net increase in holdings of

South Africa's retail sales climbed by 5.6% year-on-year in July 2025, the fastest increase in three months, accelerating from a 1.7% advance in June. The rise was largely driven by textiles, clothing, footwear, and leather goods retailers (+10.0%); general dealers (+3.3%); all ‘other’ retailers (+1

Malta’s annual inflation rate rose to 2.7% in August 2025 from 2.5% in each of the previous two months. The increase was driven mainly by higher prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages (4% vs 3.8% in July), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (1.7% vs 0.4%), recrea