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Further South African interest rate cuts are unlikely

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African inflation dynamics.

Economic success will elude Macri in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The 2018 currency crisis left the economy in one of the deepest downturns of the last decade, repeating the cyclical pattern in place since 2011 of one year of growth followed by…

Hungarian monetary policy risks disorderly forint fall

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CENTRAL EUROPE

This is despite a spike in core inflation. The three central banks of Central Europe (CE) are on a loosening cycle, responding aggressively to the COVID-19-induced collapse in…

ECB will extend QE programme on December 3

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EURO-AREA

At a press conference after the previous meeting on October 22, ECB President Mario Draghi was clear that downside risks to the inflation outlook might lead to a reassessment at…

Hungarian forint is increasingly vulnerable to attack

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CENTRAL EUROPE

Central banks’ policy dilemmas.

Jackson Hole meet risks intensifying investor concerns

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INTERNATIONAL

The dollar index has fallen by about 10% since early January, to its lowest since April 2016, under the strain of US President Donald Trump’s political woes and robust euro-area…

Hungary’s monetary stance may weaken forint further

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HUNGARY

Hungary’s financial and economic woes are deepening amid a second wave of COVID-19 infections, which is undermining business and consumer confidence, and threatening to derail the…

Coalition puts Vazquez on the back foot in Uruguay

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URUGUAY

Uruguay's economic outlook.

Weaker ruble will add to inflationary pressures

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RUSSIA

The size of the rate hike attests to the CBR’s determination to tame domestic price rises at all costs, even though this is likely to restrict credit growth and dampen output. The…

Prospects for the global economy to end-2017

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PROSPECTS H2 2017

PROSPECTS: H2 2017: Global economy