Most Outstanding Points of the Week
- In the United States, it was a short week for markets and economic activity, with consumer confidence showing no substantial changes during March.
- In the US, Raphael Bostic of the Atlanta FED estimated only one cut this year of 25bp, in contrast to his previous forecast of two cutbacks.
- In China, the profits of industrial companies grew by 10.2% YoY in February.
- In Brazil, the minutes of the last Central Bank meeting noted that discussions emerged about more modest cutbacks to the reference rate in the future, citing the risk of growing uncertainty both domestically and internationally.
Important Events in the Coming Weeks
- In the United States, manufacturing and services indicators (ISM) will be released 04/1 – 3
- In the United States, employment figures to be released 04/05
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*For this occasion, the yields are presented at the close of March 27.