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Flatter US yield curve reflects rising price pessimism

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UNITED STATES

Rising US market divergence between strong stock market and flatter yield curve.

Subdued inflation attenuates bond market strains

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INTERNATIONAL

Bond markets outlook.

US-induced volatility clouds the 2019 markets outlook

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INTERNATIONAL

The idiosyncratic vulnerabilities that built up in financial markets in 2018 are morphing into a more pronounced global growth scare, exacerbated by concerns about the US Federal…

Japan's growth prospects rest on household consumption

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JAPAN

Household consumption, government investment and housing contributed to the decline. Non-residential investment was strongly positive and trade also contributed to GDP as imports…

Japan recovery will rely on investment and exports

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JAPAN

Weak consumer spending data had already suggested the decline was coming, and the GDP data bore this out: real household consumption (excluding imputed rent) fell a sharp 3.5%…

Central bank action will drive global equity markets

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INTERNATIONAL

This volatility is driven by expectations of further monetary stimulus in response to a slowing economy. Despite persistent concerns about the fallout from the anticipated…

Tighter money conditions could cause multiple shocks

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial conditions have tightened markedly, sharply increasing international investors' sensitivities to market vulnerabilities.

Low global volatility is hiding credit risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Downward pressure on bond yields.

Relief of looser US monetary policy cannot mask risks

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INTERNATIONAL

Following the meal, the Fed said Powell did not discuss monetary policy "except to stress that the path of policy will depend entirely on incoming economic information and what…

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…