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EXPECTATIONSThe statement-only affair will see Canada's central bank keeping interest rates unchanged at 25bps, the rate of QE purchases will likely be kept at CAD 3bln/week; it is also expected that...

MON: German Industrial Orders and Manufacturing Output (Apr); EZ Sentix Index (Jun) TUE: Japanese GDP R (Q1); EZ Employment Final (Q1) and GDP R (Q1); Norges Bank Regional Network Report (Q2); German...

Labour market gauges have generally been encouraging in May; ADP’s gauge of payroll growth surprised to the upside in the month, initial jobless claims declined to a fresh pandemic low in the...

MON: Canadian Holiday (Victoria Day); EZ Holiday (Whit Monday); US-China meeting (TBC). TUE: NBH Policy Decision; Indonesian Rate Decision; Special European Council Meeting; German Ifo Survey (May)...

An insight into "substantial further progress"The April 27/28th FOMC meeting was a tranquil one. The Fed continued to affirm its dovish stance and guidance with rates at the zero lower bound, whilst...

MON: Eurogroup Meeting; Chinese Retail Sales and Industrial Production (Apr)TUE: RBA Minutes (April); EU Economic & Financial Affairs Council; Japanese GDP (Q1); UK Jobs Report (Mar); EZ...

MON: Riksbank Minutes; Norwegian CPI; EZ Sentix Index. TUE: BoJ SOO, CBRT Minutes, EIA STEO & OPEC MOMR; Chinese Inflation; German ZEW Survey, Australian Budget. WED: IEA MOMR; UK GDP; US...

Fed officials want to see a “string” of strong jobs reports before they begin the conversation on when to taper asset purchases. While the exact meaning of “string” is yet to...

BoE rate decision, minutes & MPR due 6th May 2021 at 12:00BST/07:00EDT. Press conference due at 13:00BST/08:00EDT Base Rate and APF set to be held at 0.1% and GBP 895bln respectively Focus for...

Bank of Japan is expected to keep policy settings unchanged with rates at -0.10% and QQE with Yield Curve Control to target the 10yr yield at 0.0% The recent framework review lessens the likelihood...

Bank of Canada rate decision on Wednesday April 21st at 15:00BST/10:00EDT; Governor Macklem will hold a press conference at 16:00BST/11:00EDT Rates expected unchanged at 0.25%, although it is...

OVERVIEWThe upcoming meeting is set to pass with little in the way of fanfare. Rates are expected to remain unchanged with the PEPP envelope held at EUR 1.85trl until the end of March 2022. The...

RBNZ is expected to maintain policy settings with the OCR to be kept at 0.25% and LSAP at NZD 100bln The central bank has remained dovish and previously stated it was prepared to lower the OCR to...

MON: Norwegian Monthly GDP (Feb); EZ Retail Sales (Feb) TUE: UK GDP Estimates (Feb); German ZEW Survey (Apr); US CPI (Mar); Chinese Trade Balance (Mar); OPEC MOMR WED: RBNZ Policy Decision; IEA...

MEETING RECAPThe FFR and IOER were left unchanged. The median dot still sees no rate hikes through the end of 2023, but four officials now project a hike in 2022 (vs one in December), while seven...

US President Biden will give his first press conference of his Presidency, on Thursday March 25th, at 17:15GMT/13:15EDT. Biden will likely be asked a range of questions covering the border crisis,...