Capital Economics Weekly Briefing

Chinese PMI, Australian CPI, euro-zone GDP, the new UK chancellor’s statement to Parliament, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the Fed…it’s a packed week of releases and central bank meetings and Group Chief Economist Neil Shearing talks through what will be some of the more closely watched market events. 

In the process, he puts recent US data in context, talks about what the Fed and Bank of England are likely to do and explains why the UK’s fiscal rules make little sense. 

Plus, our Japan team thinks there’s potential for the Bank of Japan to raise rates at its meeting on Wednesday. Marcel Thieliant, our Asia-Pacific head and Tom Mathews, our Asia Markets lead, discuss the inflation dynamics that could prompt the second hike of the year and where the yen is likely headed next following its recent bounce.

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What is Capital Economics Weekly Briefing?

Capital Economics, a world leading provider of macroeconomic insight, presents The Weekly Briefing – the show with all you need to know about what's happening in the global economy and markets. From the Fed's next move to China's slowdown to the global housing bust, each week, our team of economists take apart the big economic and market stories and highlight the issues that investors should be paying more attention to.