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ECB shifts policy as major central banks take on inflation

ECB shifts policy as major central banks take on inflation

Friday 17 December 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.50.5

Commentary: Inflation reaction: US, UK from Mars, Europe from Venus

By David Marsh in Berlin

The ECB is banking on ‘flexibility’ in continued monetary easing, confirming divergent approaches on inflationary threats compared with the US Federal Reserve and Bank of England. Amid a flurry of central banking policy announcements, the ECB said it will scale back pandemic-related emergency asset purchases...

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GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 23 April, 2021)

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 23 April, 2021)

April 23 2021

Global Markets

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY

HIGHLIGHTS

The ECB made no changes to its monetary policy y-day, as expected, and reaffirmed that it will continue to conduct PEPP purchases in Q2 at a “significantly higher pace” than during the first months of the year. In terms of data releases, today’s main highlight is the flash April PMIs from the EA.

Greece

According to ELSTAT, the deficit of the General Government for 2020, in accordance with...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/23/global-regional-daily-friday-23-april-2021/

Biden borrows from Eisenhower’s playbook, ECB needs to rethink market neutrality, and more

Biden borrows from Eisenhower’s playbook, ECB needs to rethink market neutrality, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW-OMFIFLatest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

5-9 April 2021, Vol.12 Ed.14

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Biden borrows from Eisenhower’s playbook: 

Without resting on his laurels, after exceeding his vaccination target and passing a $1.9tn stimulus, President Joe Biden has proposed an infrastructure spending package totalling more than $2tn. This is not so much from the Roosevelt...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/04/10/biden-borrows-from-eisenhowers-playbook-ecb-needs-to-rethink-market-neutrality-and-more/

Raskin says US ready to lead in climate battle, 10 questions for ECB strategy review, and more

Raskin says US ready to lead in climate battle, 10 questions for ECB strategy review, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIF

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

1-5 March 2021, Vol.12 Ed.9

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Raskin says US ready to lead in climate battle: The US must ‘make up for a lost four years’ of action against climate change, one of the country’s most influential policy-makers said at an OMFIF event. Sarah Bloom Raskin, former deputy secretary of the US Treasury, told OMFIF...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/06/raskin-says-us-ready-to-lead-in-climate-battle-10-questions-for-ecb-strategy-review-and-more/

ECB sets the December table, European tales of drama and entanglement

ECB sets the December table, European tales of drama and entanglement

Tuesday 17 November 2020  – Vol.11 Ed.47.2

Commentary: ECB sets the December table

By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London

The European Central Bank, said Executive Board Member Yves Mersch, stands ready to ‘adjust all its instruments to the present circumstances’. Even with the pandemic emergency purchase programme, asset purchase programme and targeted long-term refinancing operations on the table, there are limits to what monetary...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/17/ecb-sets-the-december-table-european-tales-of-drama-and-entanglement/

Don’t overthink election’s impact on financial markets, CBDC and monetary policy implications for the euro area

Don’t overthink election’s impact on financial markets, CBDC and monetary policy implications for the euro area

Tuesday 3 November 2020   –   Vol.11 Ed.45.2

Commentary: Don’t overthink election’s impact

By Pierre Ortlieb in London

Markets are increasingly expecting a blue wave in the US election on 3 November, resulting in Democratic control of Washington. Despite investor enthusiasm, it’s not clear that there is any meaningful relation between which party wins a US election and markets’...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/03/dont-overthink-elections-impact-on-financial-markets-cbdc-and-monetary-policy-implications-for-the-euro-area/

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 30 October, 2020)

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday 30 October, 2020)

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY

HIGHLIGHTS

October 30 2020

Global Markets

The ECB stayed pat with its monetary policy y-day, as expected, while ECB President Christine Lagarde provided clear signals at the post-meeting press conference for further policy stimulus in December. The likelihood of more ECB stimulus and a record 33.1% US Q3 GDP annual growth rate, pushed the EUR/USD below 1.17 for the first time in the last two weeks.

Greece

The ESI for Oct-20...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/10/30/global-regional-daily-friday-30-october-2020/

Five risks as Britain enters dangerous waters, Digital currency and the new cold war, and more

Five risks as Britain enters dangerous waters, Digital currency and the new cold war, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEWOMFIFLatest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

7-11 September 2020, Vol.11 Ed.35

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Five risks as Britain enters dangerous waters: The UK government is venturing into highly dangerous waters with its declared intention to ‘break international law’ in redrawing the agreement on leaving the EU. The episode, with strong overtones of Johnson’s 2019 judicial...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/09/12/five-risks-as-britain-enters-dangerous-waters-digital-currency-and-the-new-cold-war-and-more/

Final phase of combustive White House race, Scholz’s Wirecard moment of fracture, and more

Final phase of combustive White House race, Scholz’s Wirecard moment of fracture, and more

THE WEEKEND REVIEW – OMFIFLatest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

31 August-4 September 2020, Vol.11 Ed.34

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Final phase of combustive White House race: The race for the White House is entering its final phase and the pivotal presidential debates are weeks away. On balance, it looks like the Republican national convention swayed more voters. Democratic nominee Joe Biden...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/09/05/final-phase-of-combustive-white-house-race-scholzs-wirecard-moment-of-fracture-and-more/

US Treasury’s Vietnam problem, Economic and monetary union and the role of the ECB

US Treasury’s Vietnam problem, Economic and monetary union and the role of the ECB

Friday 28 August 2020   –   Vol.11 Ed.35.5

Commentary: US Treasury’s Vietnam problem

By Mark Sobel in Washington

In a little noticed countervailing duty case involving Vietnamese tyres, the US Treasury may have set off tremors for the international monetary system, concluding for the first time that currency undervaluation potentially warrants a Commerce Department subsidy finding. Its action raises nettlesome...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/08/28/us-treasurys-vietnam-problem-economic-and-monetary-union-and-the-role-of-the-ecb/

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