Eco Week Ahead
Slowing Inflation Primes G-7 Central Banks for June
- UK, Canada and Japan publish price data; ECB wage gauge due
- Fed releases minutes; rates on hold from New Zealand to Turkey
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Inflation-related releases across the Group of Seven will prime central bankers for crucial June interest-rate decisions, just as they meet in Italy to discuss the state of the world economy.
Days after US data revealed cooler-than-expected consumer-price growth, the UK, Canada and Japan will all publish numbers for April that are likely to go in the same direction. A euro-zone wage report, meanwhile, will also offer key evidence sought by policymakers.