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Euro-area events will affect Greek return to markets

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GREECE

Market sentiment towards Greece.

Fed's rate caution unsettles global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Her comments followed the Fed's September 17 decision to keep rates unchanged because of concerns about financial turmoil and economic weakness in emerging markets (EMs). The…

EM corporate debt is key risk to global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

The IMF's warning, contained in its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), shows concerns for the vulnerabilities posed by the build-up of EM corporate debt, especially…

Japan's 'economic security' may conceal protectionism

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JAPAN

It focuses on strengthening the security of key infrastructure, reinforcing supply chain stability, facilitating public-private cooperation on developing innovative technology and…

Middle East and North African debt fears will rise

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MENA

Like other fuel-importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it has large structural fiscal and current account deficits. These have resulted in climbing…

PiS policy shift puts Polish markets under strain

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POLAND

However, the unexpected downgrade of Poland by Standard & Poor's (S&P) on January 15 has focused attention on the financial and economic policy stance of the Law and Justice (PiS…

Earthquake impacts will deepen Haiti's economic woes

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HAITI

A lack of fiscal buffers to mitigate the pandemic’s dramatic consequences has increased Haiti’s dependence on international financial assistance, while a recent earthquake has…

UK policy storm may spread fears of financial risk

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UK/INT

UK policy has become the key example of policy failure. Although that mayhem stems largely from domestic vulnerabilities, the underlying problems -- policymakers’ efforts to…

Fast growth will support Central European asset prices

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EUROPE

The muted impact on Central Europe’s financial markets of this month’s sharp declines in asset prices in Russia and Turkey.

Widening imbalances to weigh on Colombia growth

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COLOMBIA

Colombia's economy.