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Weaker Fed legitimacy may harm US economic management

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UNITED STATES

Mounting questions over Fed independence.

Political meddling in monetary policy raises risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Politicisation of central banking.

US Fed’s independence is likely to stay

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UNITED STATES

This comes after a July 19 interview in which President Donald Trump expressed discontent with the Fed’s upward interest rate trajectory and speculated that it could choke the…

Authoritarian moves will raise wider concerns in Peru

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PERU

In particular, they point to congressional moves that threaten the independence of the judiciary and the electoral authorities. These centre on the investigation currently under…

Puerto Rico will enact deep fiscal cuts after default

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PUERTO RICO

The missed payment marks the island’s second default of 2017 after missing payments in January. The federal fiscal control board imposed by the US Congress has given the indebted…

Greek media group may yet escape government clutches

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GREECE

That Greece’s largest-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea (established in 1931) and DOL’s flagship Sunday newspaper To Vima (established in 1922) have suspended publication has sent…

Pace of monetary easing will slow in Eastern Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

Central banks in Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) have already delivered hefty rate cuts but the ECB move might not herald further loosening. Economic recovery is tepid but inflation…

Catalan independence would unsettle financial markets

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SPAIN

The turmoil triggered by the unauthorised Catalan independence referendum on October 1 will weigh on Spain’s recent strong growth performance, test the coalition governments of…

Institutional flaws will mar Zambia anti-graft efforts

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ZAMBIA

These allegations raise serious concerns about the efficacy of anti-corruption efforts and the possibility that high-level government corruption has been covered up.

Taiwan-China tensions will continue to rise

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TAIWAN/CHINA

In an apparent expansion of its claims in the Taiwan Strait, China has responded by increasing patrols near Kinmen. The Chinese coast guard on February 19 boarded a Taiwanese…