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The Week Ahead: 11 – 17 March 2018
Putin set to win another presidential term. Special election in Pennsylvania provides political bellwhether. Bank of Japan releases meeting minutes. All in the Week Ahead. RUSSIA: Putin set to win
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Eyes on China and US data. The ECB and Bank of Japan talk rates. California votes on cap and trade. Investments in Iran safe for now. All in The Week Ahead.
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World responds to executive orders and congressional plans. US unemployment will serve as opening salvo to unified Republican government. Japan holds interest rates. Bank of England to make first interest rate decision since hard Brexit announcement. All in The Week Ahead.
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Yellen speaks. BoJ discusses rates. EU-Ukraine Association meets. Russia releases economic figures. Electoral College votes.
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Latin American central banks come together. General Assembly opens. BoJ addresses policy. Federal Reserve maintains rates.
Atlantic divergence in monetary policy as US economy outpaces EU
Over a longer horizon, a greater focus on domestic conditions means that the Fed may start raising rates from record lows well before European central banks.
Previewing the Fed minutes: A slowing forecast for U.S. interest rates
Without a single U.S. interest rate increase thus far in 2016, earlier forecasts predicting steadily climbing rates now appear unlikely to materialize. What shape will the revised rate hike trajectory take?
G20 Shanghai meeting previews troubles for September summit
The IMF’s coordination plea fell on deaf ears as finance ministers from the 20 largest economies failed to agree on a strategy for growth. Last week, G20 finance ministers and
Interest rates dip below zero for first time in Japan
The concept of negative rates that originated in Europe has now spread east. Just as customers of commercial banks earn interest on funds deposited with these banks, commercial banks normally
Bright spots remain despite Japan’s economic troubles
Global economic volatility is hampering Japan’s efforts to address structural weaknesses, resulting in a dual assault on Tokyo’s attempts to boost economic growth. Yet despite these trends, it is not
