BoE governor Andrew Bailey has pivoted from cautioning against cutting interest rates too fast or by too much to saying only weeks later the bank could be 'a bit more aggressive' in cutting interest rates

The question remains whether measures such as cuts in mortgage rates and lending to equity markets will be enough to boost the Chinese economy

The key takeaway from the bumper interest rate cut last week is that the Fed has decisively shifted its focus away from its inflation mandate towards the labour market and GDP growth 

The market spotlight will be focused on the US Federal Reserve this week, as it is widely expected to cut rates for the first time this cycle

Despite market expectations for a 25bps rate cut this week, the decision from the ECB is likely to be a close call

US job numbers could dominate global central bank rate decisions

Total employment in Ireland is now at a record high of 2.74 million

Given the vast number of elections taking place globally this year, it is somewhat surprising that currency markets have not been more volatile.

An underappreciated driver of the recent slowdown in jobs growth has also been the pullback in hiring by the public sector in the US

The path of inflation, particularly services inflation, will be key in determining the level of policy easing ahead in the eurozone, US and UK