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Private sector debt in EMEs poses risk as US dollar appreciates
A latent risk associated with probable increases in interest rates is the currency composition of debt issued by non-financial corporations in emerging markets. The Fed is expected to begin raising
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India’s central bank considers interest rate cuts. Greece discusses another bailout with the IMF and EU. Bank of Japan governor delivers speech on Japanese monetary policy. Canada releases its May unemployment report. The U.S.
Mexico’s low oil, low growth environment
Mexico’s central bank has cut its 2015 growth forecast for the second time in three months, in wake of concerns over the decline in oil production and weaker-than-expected growth from the
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Chinese Premier Keqiang plans tour to South America. Indian PM Modi prepares a visit to South Korea to discuss ties. The US Treasury Department considers market risks. Nigeria sets interest
US trade deficit soars to six-year high: Signal or noise?
With the US trade deficit at a six-year high, analysts have attributed the widening gap to a strong appreciation of the US dollar coupled with labor strikes at ports along
How might the Fed’s rate hike influence global demand and investments?
The upcoming changes in US monetary policy will have strong effects on aggregate demand, investments and public spending worldwide. On August 9, 2007, BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, announced a
Creative destruction, global insurance, and the London Market Group
The global insurance industry tends to focus on the more immediate threats facing it, but its real problems are chronic and lie deep within the structure and strategies of the
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The UK heads to the polls in a hotly contested election. The US Department of Labor releases April’s unemployment figures. Canada’s largest oil producing province votes on a new government.
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Metals companies meet to discuss mineral markets. US Senate prepares to vote on several bills and nominations. World Bank and IMF release bellwether economic data. Bank of Japan releases monetary
Number of pieces increasing in Fed rate hike puzzle
Inflation and unemployment are no longer the only big issues for the US Fed to consider in deciding when to raise interest rates. Oil prices and the strong dollar, among other
