What’s happening in Australia and around the world?

Second-quarter GDP in the US out on Friday, a chance for some early action from the ECB tomorrow, and Boris Johnson has become the new British Prime Minister. If that wasn't enough excitement for a week then how's the revelation that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand is “scoping a project” to introduce unconventional monetary policy tools. More easing ahead?

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China

China changing how it eases

The Chinese central bank has injected liquidity using its medium-term lending facility (MLF) and targeted medium-term lending facility (TMLF), eschewing…

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris, Brexit, the Bank and Britain’s pound

Boris Johnson is to be the UK's next Prime Minister. With 100 days to go before Britain is due to leave the European Union, ING's James Smith…

United States

The US economy is slowing, but the Fed needn’t worry

US GDP growth looks set to have slowed sharply in the second quarter of this year to 1.8% from 3.1% in1Q19. However, this reflects trade and inventory…

EUR & ECB: Facilitating the downside to the euro

The ECB is just about likely to stay on hold this week. We expect the dovish press conference, with guidance on a September rate cut and talk about QE, to…

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eZonomics

Think Forward Initiative

Watch: How consumers can benefit from the Cyber Society

How can behavioural science, data science and technology best serve our financial lives? Questions for a distinguished panel of economists, professors and…

ECB preview: One final talk before walking the walk

It's a very close call but we expect the European Central Bank to change its forward guidance next week and effectively pre-announce a package of new…

United Kingdom

Brexit and the next 100 days in five charts

New UK prime minister Boris Johnson will face the same hurdles as Theresa May, and crafting a new Brexit deal will be tricky. The new leader may be open…