Most Outstanding Points of the Week
- In the United States, February’s inflation advanced 0.4% in the month, reaching an annual rate of 3.2% from 3.1% in January and the 3.1% expected.
- In the United States, the FED’s monetary policy announcement will take place next week and the consensus indicates that there will be no change in the federal funds rate.
- In China, after four months of deflation, inflation accelerated in February by 0.7% annually.
- A deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico stated that there is room to adjust the reference rate ahead of the next meeting on March 21st.
Important Events in the Coming Weeks
- In the U.S., there will be a monetary policy announcement from the FED 03/19 – 20
- In the U.S., housing sector indicators to be released 03/19 – 21
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