Week Ahead – US CPI data, Fed minutes, and BoC decision on investors’ radar
Next week starts on a quiet note as Monday is Easter Monday for most economies on our radar. That said, the calendar becomes heavier as the days pass by, with the spotlight probably falling on the US CPI numbers for March, the minutes from the latest FOMC gathering, and the BoC decision. The US data will probably constitute another piece of information in the riddle of whether the Fed should hit the hike button one last time in May, while the BoC decision may reveal whether this will be the major central bank to hit the cut button first. Will the US CPIs and Fed minutes corroborate the pivot view? At the
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