Trump's Tariffs Threat to Global Monetary Policy

Kingsley Jones, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global, Sydney

30-Jul-18 07:30

Trump's Tariffs Threat to Global Monetary Policy

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The US economy grew by 4.1% in the second quarter of the year; its fastest growth since 2014. Could this prompt the Fed to hike rates faster than anticipated this week? Kingsley also shares his outlook on key monetary policy decisions by major central banks this week, including the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan.

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Tags: Trade War, US Stocks, Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, BOE, BOJ, Haruhiko Kuroda,

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