Global financial policymakers to give some clarity on rate cuts

The June purchasing manager indexes to be published on Friday may indicate whether the eurozone’s economic pickup is gaining momentum 

ECB officials scheduled to speak include president Christine Lagarde and chief economist Philip Lane. Picture: Michael Probst/AP

Central banks cagey about joining the global interest-rate cutting cycle may reveal themselves this week with a quartet of decisions in advanced economies.

Days after the Federal Reserve pared back projections for US monetary easing this year, policymakers from the UK to Australia are likely to signal that they’re still not convinced enough about disinflation to start lowering borrowing costs themselves.