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As heightened trade tensions force central banks around the world to take a dovish turn, the fate of the US-China trade talks will be determined at the G20 summit in Japan. The planned meeting between US President Trump and Chinese…

The European Central Bank is due to announce its latest policy decision on Thursday at 11:45 GMT. No change in policy is being anticipated by the Bank but the meeting will still attract plenty of attention as details about the terms of the…

As the US dollar heads for fresh two-year highs, next week’s nonfarm payrolls report could be key in deciding whether the dollar’s persistent strength will hold out for much longer. The Australian dollar will also be under the spotlight as…

The buttered euro is expected to come under fresh volatility in the wake of preliminary Q1 GDP growth data out of the Eurozone on Tuesday at 09:00 GMT. The consensus is for a very modest growth as lack of progress in political and economic…

The euro is trading near its 2019 lows as not even a more dovish Fed has been able to offset any of the gloomy Eurozone outlook from weighing on the single currency. The continent’s deepening economic slowdown finally has the European…

Bond markets will remain on edge in the coming week as the Reserve Bank of Australia could become the next central bank to switch to a dovish stance and possibly amplify the flight to safety, which has sent sovereign bond yields plummeting.…

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is expected to keep its policy rates unchanged at the lowest level globally when it announces its decision on Thursday, at 08h30 GMT. Domestic data are lackluster, Switzerland’s main export markets are slowing,…

The European Central Bank (ECB) will conclude its policy meeting on Thursday at 12:45 GMT, with a press conference by President Draghi to follow at 13:30 GMT. The Eurozone economy is struggling, and market attention will thus be on whether…

Economic releases out of Europe this week are unlikely to offer much new insight into the Eurozone economy but will nevertheless be watched closely as the European Central Bank’s March policy meeting nears. The European Commission’s…

It will be a pivotal week for the euro, as preliminary euro area PMI surveys will hit the markets on Thursday, at 09:00 GMT, and will be followed by the minutes of the ECB’s January meeting at 12:30 GMT. The PMIs are expected to have…