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Euro-area events will affect Greek return to markets

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GREECE

Market sentiment towards Greece.

Fed's rate caution unsettles global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

Her comments followed the Fed's September 17 decision to keep rates unchanged because of concerns about financial turmoil and economic weakness in emerging markets (EMs). The…

EM corporate debt is key risk to global markets

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INTERNATIONAL

The IMF's warning, contained in its Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR), shows concerns for the vulnerabilities posed by the build-up of EM corporate debt, especially…

PiS policy shift puts Polish markets under strain

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POLAND

However, the unexpected downgrade of Poland by Standard & Poor's (S&P) on January 15 has focused attention on the financial and economic policy stance of the Law and Justice (PiS…

UK policy storm may spread fears of financial risk

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UK/INT

UK policy has become the key example of policy failure. Although that mayhem stems largely from domestic vulnerabilities, the underlying problems -- policymakers’ efforts to…

Fast growth will support Central European asset prices

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EUROPE

The muted impact on Central Europe’s financial markets of this month’s sharp declines in asset prices in Russia and Turkey.

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…

US sanctions policy on Venezuela may backfire

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VENEZUELA/US

US sanctions have been a blunt instrument, but the threat of re-escalation comes at a moment of vulnerability for Venezuela. The US intervention could have counterproductive…

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.

Policy concerns will keep Turkish lira under strain

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TURKEY

Mounting concerns that a faster-than-expected global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will spur inflation, forcing the leading central banks to signal an…