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Article 50 extended: Is a ‘no deal’ Brexit now more likely?

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EU leaders have granted an extension to the Article 50 negotiating period, piling the pressure on the UK Parliament...

By James Smith

Federal Reserve: Dovish Fed signals end to tightening

20 March 2019

No policy change from the Fed, but the dot plot diagram shows FOMC members have gone signalling two possible hikes ...

By James Knightley

Cautious Bank of England could still opt to raise rates in 2019

21 March 20191553172687

While the Bank of England is clear it'll stay firmly on the sidelines amid the current uncertainty, there are still ...

By James Smith

Japan’s central bank: Best intentions, poor outcomes

21 March 20191553184037

To add to a long list of things considered cornerstones of Economics, which I suspect are well-meaning but misguided, le...

By Robert Carnell

Brexit: Which countries will be hit most by ‘no deal’?

20 March 2019

As the law stands, the UK is set to leave the European Union next Friday- with no deal. And while much of the focus has ...

By Raoul Leering and Timme Spakman

Switzerland: Negative rates will be new norm for a long time

21 March 2019

The Swiss National Bank has kept its easy monetary policy unchanged and revised its inflation forecast downwar...

By Charlotte de Montpellier

THINK Outside

Paola Subacchi: Italy’s risky Silk Road

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The Italian government is keen to join China’s "Belt and Road Initiative" and plans to sign an agreement to this e...

By Paola Subacchi

Watch: The ‘stock picker’s market’ in FX

20 March 2019

The lack of volatility in the FX markets means it's going to be local stories driving foreign exchange trends. And t...

By Chris Turner

THINK Outside

Jim O’Neill: Can economics shake its shibboleths?

19 March 2019

Since the 2008 financial crisis, economic orthodoxies have been collapsing left and right. Under conditions of low unemp...

By Jim O’Neil

Jim O’Neill: ‘Well meaning, but unconvincing’

20 March 2019

ING's Rob Carnell takes issue with Jim O'Neill's latest article on economics which suggest those who p...

By Robert Carnell

Key events in EMEA and Latam next week

Policymakers in EMEA find themselves with a tough trade-off. While the global ec...

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Eurozone: March rounds out poor quarter as PMI drops again

The March decline in the eurozone's PMI indicates the bloc's economic pr...

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Article 50 extended: Is a ‘no deal’ Brexit now more likely?

EU leaders have granted an extension to the Article 50 negotiating period, pilin...

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Russia’s balance of payments is key for rouble

The rouble isn't likely to react much to the Central Bank of Russia's in...

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Briefing Romania

Strong 1-year T-bills auction

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ASEAN Morning Bytes 22 March 2019

General market tone: Wait and see. Investors will likely digest the recent Fed ...

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New Money series

New Money: How finance will look in the future

Exploring the changing role of money and financial services, we look at not...

New Money II: The fundamentals

The value of money is a “social construct”, a collective agreement b...

New Money III: Why the crypto debate is far from over

One clear example of “New Money” is cryptocurrency, which fits into ...

New Money IV: Will central banks go digital?

The cryptocurrency hype may be fading, but central banks look better placed to m...

Riding the Cryptocoaster

Is Bitcoin real money? Will it reach FX stability? As investors are scratching t...

Cracking the code on cryptocurrency

The ING International Survey Mobile Banking 2018 asked nearly 15,000 people acro...

Cryptocurrencies: The future of online spending?

Thought about dabbling in cryptocurrency recently or wonder if they'll becom...

Target practice

Japanese CPI misses inflation target again, by miles. Sterling looking slightly stronger as EU hints at some flexibility...

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Japan’s central bank: Best intentions, poor outcomes

To add to a long list of things considered cornerstones of Economics, which I suspect are well-meaning but misguided, le...

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Cautious Bank of England could still opt to raise rates in 2019

While the Bank of England is clear it'll stay firmly on the sidelines amid t...

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THINK Outside

Paola Subacchi: Italy’s risky Silk Road

The Italian government is keen to join China’s "Belt and Road Initiative" and plans to sign an agreement to this e...

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Media

Sinking volatility and a ‘stock picker’s market’ in FX

Brexit: Brace yourself, again

Watch: There’ll be no return to the ‘good old days’ for trade

Watch: Did the ECB have a panic attack?

Iris Pang: I’m really worried about China

WATCH: Sterling could jump 5% on long Brexit extension

Sleepwalking into retirement poverty - the latest ING International Survey

Watch: The German economy’s not as bad as figures suggest

Trade war timeline

Why MPs voted down Mrs May’s Brexit deal?

Watch: Brexit and the Bank of England’s growth warning

WATCH: Why emerging market currencies are poised to do well

Watch: The economic cost of the US government shutdown

Watch: Signs of hope in the US housing market

Our guide to the main Brexit scenarios

Brexit: Why a delay is getting more likely

Watch: Brexit and the markets’ silver lining

Watch: The US dollar in 2019

Who’s on the US Treasury’s currency manipulation hitlist

US mid-term election scenarios

THINK Outside New and expanding soon

Arminio Fraga: Bretton Woods at 75

Jim O’Neill: Can economics shake its shibboleths?

Robert Skidelsky: No Choice and No Exit for the UK

J. Bradford DeLong: The Fed Should Buy Recession Insurance

Reports

2019 FX Outlook: Peak Dollar

The big question for 2019 is when will global asset markets be released from the stranglehold of high US interest rates ...

Report by Chris Turner, Petr Krpata, CFA and 9 others

FX Talking: It’s all happening (outside of G3)

Flat yield curves and the prospect of unchanged G3 monetary policy into 2020 have seen volatility collapse across G3 FX ...

Report by Chris Turner and Petr Krpata, CFA

Asian FX Talking: Just sign here…

With the near-term outlook for Asian FX heavily dependent on the outcome of US-China trade negotiations, the future is l...

Report by Robert Carnell, Iris Pang and 2 others

LATAM FX Talking: Monetary policy needle turns more dovish

Much like the US and the EU, monetary policy in LATAM has also incorporated a dovish bias over the past few months. Econ...

Report by Gustavo Rangel

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Article 50 extended: Is a ‘no deal’ Brexit now more likely?

Federal Reserve: Dovish Fed signals end to tightening

Cautious Bank of England could still opt to raise rates in 2019

Japan’s central bank: Best intentions, poor outcomes

Brexit: Which countries will be hit most by ‘no deal’?

Switzerland: Negative rates will be new norm for a long time

Paola Subacchi: Italy’s risky Silk Road

Watch: The ‘stock picker’s market’ in FX

Jim O’Neill: Can economics shake its shibboleths?

Jim O’Neill: ‘Well meaning, but unconvincing’

New Money series

Target practice

Japan’s central bank: Best intentions, poor outcomes

Paola Subacchi: Italy’s risky Silk Road

Media

THINK Outside New and expanding soon

Arminio Fraga: Bretton Woods at 75

Jim O’Neill: Can economics shake its shibboleths?

Robert Skidelsky: No Choice and No Exit for the UK

J. Bradford DeLong: The Fed Should Buy Recession Insurance

Reports

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