Izumi Devalier, head of Japan economics at Bank of America, says “on the other hand, if that political uncertainty causes … sustained yen weakness, it raises upside risks for inflation, which was particularly why they hiked in July,” saying “we could still be in track for hikes in January or even December.”
Tourist arrivals to Spain increased following anti-tourism protests this year. But Barcelona organizers say protests are one step in a larger plan to reduce tourism in the city, reports CNBC’s Monica Pitrelli.
LSEG’s Nikki Stefanelli discusses the considerations made to allow for additions of South Korea and India to the FTSE World Government Bond Index and Emerging Markets Government Bond Index respectively.
Yerlan Syzdykov of Amundi sees improved performance for Chinese bond and equity markets. He expects the government to introduce more measures, but does not expect anything major.
Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank, says “we’re not sold on 50 basis points all the way through for this year, even though I think the [U.S. Federal Reserve] will have to cut more and sooner than the dot plot has suggested.”
Deborah Elms, head of trade policy at the Hinrich Foundation, discusses divisions in the EU over the second round of voting on tariffs for Chinese electric vehicle imports.