The week in charts – Week 13
13. Base effects! Eurozone inflation came in significantly lower than expected, mostly due to a bigger than anticipated drop in energy prices. Core inflation fell as well, but this has […]
Tag Archives: Tapering
Dovish Dots, but less stimulus the trend
After disbelieving the Fed for months, markets braced for a powerful message accompanying the first rate hike of this year. But that didn’t happen. One dovish hike and speech made […]
The Fed and the Facts
Markets have reacted pretty intensely in recent weeks with respect to the next policy steps by the Federal Reserve. ‘Tapering’, the latest buzz word in financial markets, used to refer […]
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