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UK economy at inflection point
07 Oct 2020 - Konstantinos VenetisChancellor Rishi Sunak has vowed to “balance the books”, yet pressure to keep the fiscal taps loose is unlikely to let up anytime soon. The government’s backstops have put a floor under the economy, but as the mid-year.
#Bank Of England #United Kingdom #Labour Market
Japan: nothing more permanent than a temporary solution
06 Oct 2020 - Konstantinos VenetisThe appointment of Yoshihide Suga marks the end of Abenomics in name, but not in substance. And while this may look like an opportune time to press on somewhat harder with 'third arrow' structural reforms, we would not.
#Abenomics #Bank of Japan #Yen
The message from gold and industrial commodities
01 Sep 2020 - Konstantinos VenetisThe nature of the Covid-19 shock makes this macro cycle unique – but this is still a macro cycle. The pattern remains the same. A contraction in GDP is met with counter-cyclical policy measures that aim to get the.
#Monetary Policy #Reflation #Gold #Commodities
