Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Western Monetary Policy<\/p>\n Canada \u2013 BOC warns economy could be in for a rough ride MAJOR DATA POINTS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n China – 2014: GDP growth lowest in 24 years; 7.4% from 7.7% \/ FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ B<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Germany – Jan: ZEW Business Sentiment Rises; 48.4 from 38.9 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n US – Jan: NAHB Home-Builder Confidence Ticks Down to Start Year; 57 from 58 \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ cr<\/a> *<\/a> MARKETS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n EU – Government Bond Yields Turn Negative WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Stocks await ECB\u2019s QE boost FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – Euro Share of global forex reserves falling N<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n EU – New Year Brings Eurozone Closer to a Lost Decade WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> *<\/a> ECONOMICS<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Canada – BOC warns economy could be in for a rough ride G&M<\/a> \/ bi<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Canada – What’s the matter? WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Australia – Income recession lays bare fragility in economy FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Australia – Resources Slowdown Hits Regional Airlines WSJ<\/a> *<\/a> POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Moody\u2019s Cuts Ratings to Brink of Junk WSJ<\/a> \/ B<\/a> \/ AFP<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Economy to shrink 5%, says EBRD FT<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Plans Deep Budget Cuts as Revenues Drop WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Buys Most Gold In Six Months \/ zh<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Putin’s defense fixation deepens budget problems R<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Eats into foreign reserves N<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Strong-arm tactics restore fragile calm to banks FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – To Shift Ukraine Gas Transit to Turkey B<\/a> \/ RT<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – The ebb and flow of Federal fortune e<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – EU Has No Plans to Ease Sanctions WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n Russia – Dangers of isolation FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> MONETARY POLICY<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Nears Crucial Test of Its Powers WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – May Deliver \u20ac550b to Steer Euro Away From Deflation B<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Weighing QE Through National Central Banks B<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> \/ R<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – QE set to arrive, but with conditions FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Debate with Germany threatens to lessen the impact of QE FT<\/a> \/ FT<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Hopes push stocks to seven-year highs FT<\/a><\/p>\n ECB – Gold rises amid expectation of move on QE FT<\/a><\/p>\n SNB – Could Act on Currency Again, Central Banker Says WSJ<\/a> \/ FT<\/a><\/p>\n DN – Denmark cuts rates to stave off speculators FT<\/a> \/ WSJ<\/a> \/ NYT<\/a> \/ R<\/a> \/ AP<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n NB – Oil Plunge May Draw Norway Stimulus B<\/a><\/p>\n Fed – On Track to Raise Short-Term Rates Later in the Year WSJ<\/a><\/p>\n World – Central bank interest rates r<\/a> *<\/a> FINANCE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n World – Regulators test the universal banking model FT<\/a> *<\/a> REAL ESTATE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n East Europe – 46% of Polish home loans are denominated in Swiss francs B<\/a> \/ B<\/a><\/p>\n East Europe – Swiss Franc Surge Loses Bite B<\/a> *<\/a> SERVICES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n MANUFACTURING<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TECH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n TRADE & TRANSPORTATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n COMMODITIES<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Copper – Collapse a fresh blow for many emerging economies R<\/a> \/ bi<\/a> *<\/a> *<\/a><\/p>\n Palladium – More Rare Thanks to Cheap Oil B<\/a><\/p>\n Nickel – China Buying Tempted by London Prices B<\/a> *<\/a> ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n LABOR & EDUCATION<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n HEALTH<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n ENDNOTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n The most common names of NYC taxi drivers vs<\/a> *<\/a> Today\u2019s Issue Cluster: Western Monetary Policy Canada \u2013 BOC warns economy could be in for a rough ride Australia \u2013 Income recession lays bare fragility in economy Russia \u2013 ‘Putin\u2019s defense fixation deepens budget problems’ MAJOR DATA POINTS China – 2014: GDP growth lowest in 24 years; 7.4% from 7.7% \/ FT \/ WSJ \/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50050"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50050"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50081,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50050\/revisions\/50081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bznwz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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