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FinWatcher in brief
       Posted on December 19th, 2012

Asia Pacific Economic Outlook – December 2012

This edition of the gives a near-term outlook for China, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand.


       Posted on December 16th, 2012

ECB Monthly Bulletin – December 2012

Contents:
Editorial
ECONOMIC AND MONETARY DEVELOPMENTS

The external environment of the euro area
Monetary and financial developments
Prices and costs
Output, demand and the labour market
Fiscal developments
Eurosystem staff macroeconomic projections for the euro area

EURO AREA STATISTICS
ANNEXES


       Posted on December 16th, 2012

Systematic monetary policy and the forward premium puzzle

Is systematic monetary policy a driver of the forward premium puzzle, i.e. the tendency of high interest-rate currencies to appreciate, thus strongly violating Uncovered Interest Parity (UIP)? This paper addresses this question by studying a battery of monetary policy rules in a small open economy that is subject to stationary but persistent domestic [...]


       Posted on December 13th, 2012

Sticky inflation

Spencer Dale – Chief Economist at the Bank of England – tackles two important issues in monetary policy: the persistence of above target inflation, and coupon transfers to HM Treasury. Spencer asks why inflation is so “sticky” at above target rates despite the presence of slack in the economy. Some of the reasons [...]


       Posted on December 11th, 2012

Recent Economic Developments in Singapore – December 2012

MAS closely monitors developments in the external environment and its impact on the Singapore economy. Apart from discussing recent developments, this brief also includes MAS’ assessment of near term economic prospects.

Highlights:

The Singapore economy contracted in Q3 2012, in line with a downshift in global economic growth.
G3 economic growth slowed further, although some signs of stabilisation have emerged [...]


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