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Global Macro Briefing — Friday, March 20, 2026

Monetary Policy: Central bank policy divergence continues to dominate macro markets. The Federal Reserve maintains a cautious stance, the ECB is in an easing cycle following disinflation progress, and the BoJ is carefully normalising after decades of ultra-loose policy.

Growth: Global growth remains bifurcated. Emerging Asia leads (India ~8%, Indonesia ~5%), while advanced economies face headwinds. The US resilience continues to surprise economists, while Europe struggles with structural competitiveness challenges.

Inflation: The "last mile" disinflation problem persists — getting from 3-4% to 2% targets is proving harder than the initial deceleration from peak levels. Services inflation remains sticky as labour markets stay tight.

Key risks today: (1) Fed policy path uncertainty; (2) Geopolitical supply chain disruptions; (3) China growth trajectory; (4) Fiscal sustainability in major economies.

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Bullish Stories
50% of feed
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Bearish Stories
38% of feed
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Neutral/Mixed
13% of feed
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Policy & Data Events
FOMC Holds at 4.33% — Dot Plot Shows One 2026 Cut
US · monetary · Federal Reserve
critical
BoJ Hikes to 0.75% — Ueda Signals Continued Normalisation
JP · monetary · Bank of Japan
critical
US Tariffs Escalate — Global Trade Under Pressure
US · geopolitical · US Trade Representative
critical
UK CPI Prints 2.7% — BoE MPC Meets Tomorrow
GB · data · Office for National Statistics
warning
ECB at 2.65% — Data-Dependent Path as Growth Stalls
EU · monetary · European Central Bank
warning
Brazil SELIC at 13.25% — Inflation Spiral Requires Tight Policy
BR · monetary · Banco Central do Brasil
warning
China Stimulus Package Announced — $500bn Infrastructure Push
CN · fiscal · National Development and Reform Commission
critical
OPEC+ Unwinds Cuts — Supply Increase to Weigh on Oil Prices
SA · geopolitical · OPEC Secretariat
warning
Central Bank Sentiment
Aggregate policy bias
hawkish2/8
dovish3/8
neutral3/8
on-hold0/8
Policy is pivoting dovish (3 banks). A rate cut cycle is underway.
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