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Inflation: why prices look likely to stay high in the UK and Ireland, and what that means for mortgages 
The yen plunges to 34-year low despite interest rate hike 
The RBA has kept interest rates on hold. Here's why it'll be cautious from here on 
Sure, the RBA froze interest rates on Tuesday, but there's plenty of pain to come 
The Federal Reserve held off hiking interest rates 
Bank of England interest rate rise: why this could be the last increase for a while 
If the RBA’s right, interest rates may not fall for another year. Here’s why. 
Data released earlier today showed euro area headline inflation fell back in February to a one-year low of -0.2% y/y, while core inflation slowed to 0.7% from 1.0%. February's drop in euro-zone CPI inflation back into negative territory piles pressure on the ECB to deploy more stimulus at next week's council meeting.
Data liekly causes causes jitters at the ECB, which fears "second round effects from the oil price decline" because trade unions would in the future demand fewer wage increases due to the lower energy prices, which are increasingly reflected also in the core rate of inflation. The ECB Council may now decide rather more than fewer additional expansionary measures next week.
Societe Generale Economics forecasts 20bp cut in the deposit rate, introduction of two-tier interest rate charge on excess reserves, extension of the 3y TLTRO at March ECB meet.
