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RBA raises cash rate target to 4.60%
Australia’s central bank raised its cash rate target by 25 basis points in a unanimous decision on September 29.
Source: Reserve Bank of Australia
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IMF staff reach agreement on Haiti’s fourth monitored review
The agreement awaits management approval; a Staff-Monitored Program does not itself provide a loan or new financing.
Source: International Monetary Fund
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IMF clears Liberia reviews, enabling SDR 36.92 million in financing
Board completion enables immediate disbursements under two arrangements; it does not establish that funds have arrived.
Source: International Monetary Fund
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Amman chamber issues certificates covering JOD 1.188bn in nine months
The chamber reported 34,558 certificates in January–September 2026; their recorded value is an administrative measure, not Jordan’s national customs export total.
Source: Amman Chamber of Commerce, reported by Petra
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Jordan active social security coverage reaches 1.685 million at September end
The corporation reported a 4.3% annual increase; the count is not a measure of all workers or the unemployment rate.
Source: Social Security Corporation, reported by Petra
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Kenya’s annual inflation rises to 6.8% in September
KNBS measured a 0.4% monthly increase as food and transport inflation remained above the overall annual rate.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
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Spain’s flash inflation estimate rises to 4.9% in September
INE’s preliminary CPI rate accelerated six tenths from August. Fuel and vehicle lubricants, plus package holidays falling less than a year earlier, influenced the annual comparison.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain
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Australia annual inflation rises to 4% in August
Annual CPI accelerated from 3.5% in July to 4.0%, while trimmed-mean inflation held at 3.6%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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French household goods consumption fell 0.5% in August as energy use dropped
INSEE’s seasonally and working-day adjusted volume measure reversed July’s revised 0.4% rise. Energy and food purchases declined, while engineered goods increased.
Source: INSEE
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Germany had 45.41 million people in work in August, down 0.5% year on year
Destatis reported a seasonally adjusted monthly fall of 29,000 employed residents. The separate labour-force survey put adjusted unemployment at 4.0%, unchanged from July.
Source: Federal Statistical Office of Germany (Destatis)
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Swedish retail trade volume rose 0.8% in August, with durables up 8.4% year on year
Statistics Sweden reported higher constant-price sales excluding fuel. The annual rise was strongest in durable goods; all August figures remain preliminary.
Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB)
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US real consumer spending rose 0.6% in August as PCE inflation reached 3.4%
BEA estimates show real personal consumption expenditures rose 0.6% in August, while nominal spending increased 0.9%. The PCE price index was 3.4% higher than a year earlier.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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