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(1) FOMC Preview: All About Taper Timing (2 min read)
This week’s FOMC meeting is not expected to reveal any details on eventual taper timing, writes Jon Turek. But watch out for Powell to repeat his comment that the US economy is at an ‘inflection point’.
(Jon Turek│27th April, 2021)
(2) India’s Local Lockdowns Trigger a Sharp Slowdown in Mobility (2 min read)
Even without a second nationwide lockdown India is seeing a sharp drop in mobility. Caroline Grady looks at what this means fo the economic recovery and reviews how India’s low death rate compares globally.
(Caroline Grady │27th April, 2021)
Decomposing changes in the functioning of the sterling repo market from 2014 to 2018 (Bank Underground, 10 min read)
There Will Be Boondoggles (Project Syndicate, 5 min read)
Migration can play a role in the post-pandemic reboot of global trade (VoxEU, 4 min read)
Building financial resilience in small island states (OMFIF, 3 min read)
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