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Ultra-loose monetary policy will soon run its course

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INTERNATIONAL

Expectations that the Fed will refrain from hiking its benchmark rates from its target range of 0.25-0.5% and that the Japanese central bank will provide further stimulus are…

Smaller trade surplus will keep ruble low this year

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RUSSIA

Pronounced ruble depreciation this year attests to the efficacy of sanctions in disrupting Russia’s external trade. The weaker ruble has already provoked a spike in household…

Financial market stability rests on steady bond yields

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INTERNATIONAL

Furthermore, liquidity injections by central banks are supressing bond yields. However, even a hint from major central banks that inflation is picking up faster than anticipated…

Yen surge to question global monetary easing's effects

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INTERNATIONAL

Despite aggressive easing by both the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the ECB, including negative interest rates, the lowering of expectations over the scale and pace of rate hikes by the…

Waning monetary policy effectiveness will fire debate

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INTERNATIONAL

This closely followed the decision by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) to cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than a decade, accentuating investor concerns about the…

Prospects for the global economy in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the global economy in 2017.

Kashkari will shape 'too big to fail' US debate

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UNITED STATES

A profile of Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari.

Trade uncertainty makes interest rates less effective

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial market outlook.

French planning lacks solutions to Malian insecurity

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MALI

Foreign troop presence in Mali.

Coronavirus may cut global growth to 2% in early 2020

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INTERNATIONAL

Economic impact of the coronavirus.