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Canada's economy will affect political outlook in 2024

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CANADA

The economy has not grown in the past two quarters and, on a per capita basis, has declined for six consecutive quarters. With the Bank of Canada ruling out interest rate cuts…

Sanctions will reinforce Iran’s money supply woes

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IRAN

Inflation has to a great extent been driven by a depreciation of the rial following Washington’s decision to reimpose sanctions, yet deep structural flaws in the banking sector…

ECB sovereign QE could support inflation trends

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EURO-AREA

The programme expands existing purchases of asset-backed securities and covered bonds with large-scale buying of bonds issued by euro-area governments, agencies and European…

Polish banks to stay stable despite Swiss-franc ruling

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POLAND

Banks had hoped to share with borrowers the at-least USD5bn cost of making provision for Swiss franc mortgages. These mortgages were common prior to 2008, due to low interest…

Challenges for Norway’s premier will persist

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NORWAY

Among several factors, voters are disillusioned over persistent inflationary pressures and rising interest rates. The government’s image has also been damaged by its handling of a…

Interest rates will continue to rise in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The increase, the largest since 2002, comes despite low growth expectations and reflects concerns over rising inflation, with the Central Bank warning of a similar rate rise in…

Rise in capital inflows may not endure in Brazil

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BRAZIL

Rising interest rates and commodity prices, and cheap stock market assets have been key factors in attracting capital. As a result, the real appreciated from around BRL5.7:USD1 in…

Japan’s Suga will focus on structural reform

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JAPAN

All this and more will be necessary as he confronts entrenched interests embedded by decades of rarely interrupted Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) rule.

EU state aid support gives countries more fiscal room

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EU

EU state aid rules.

US rating agency reform to rest on enforcement

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UNITED STATES

The latest annual report of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on credit ratings agencies (CRAs).