Central banks & economic data
Central Banks Head Into a Split Decision Week
Policy divergence returns to the top of the FX agenda.
FXSpreadMeter research desk16 Aug 20264 min read
Three major central banks report within five days, and market pricing points to diverging paths for the first time this year.
Three major central banks publish decisions inside five days, and for the first time this year market pricing implies genuinely diverging paths.
The calendar
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