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Large US household balance sheets pose macro risks

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UNITED STATES

An examination of the factors behind the expansion indicates that outsized balance sheets will persist and will pose a number of macroeconomic risks.

Global fears of China’s financial stresses are rising

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INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL: Fear of China financial stress rising

Low inflation dilemma deepens for central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of central bankers' annual Jackson Hole retreat.

The stimulus schemes will stress the financial system

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INTERNATIONAL

While the Federal Reserve (Fed) rejects negative interest rates, and instead considers yield-curve control, even the prospect of negative US rates is accentuating distortions in…

China turmoil augurs badly for global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

China's financial turmoil and its impact on global markets.

Coking coal producers will face extended strain

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INTERNATIONAL

Market beset by multiple headwinds.

Fed’s hawkish pivot divides opinion in world markets

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INTERNATIONAL

This shift is rattling bond markets worldwide and dividing opinion over the direction of asset prices. Investors anticipate tighter monetary policy, even in the euro-area. The US…

Dollar pressure will persist on emerging market assets

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INTERNATIONAL

The dollar has fallen by 2.5% since August 15 and trade-weighted emerging markets (EMs) exchange rates have been flat on average since that date, having lost 11.3% in the year to…

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.

Investors may be underpricing more US Fed tightening

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INTERNATIONAL

Financial markets.