BIS Quarterly Review, September 2023
With global inflation falling, investors focused on the growth outlook and its policy implications.
Claudio Borio and Hyun Song Shin summarise the September 2023 Quarterly Review and answer journalists' questions about financial market developments and the economic outlook.
Overview
With the end of the interest rate hiking phase in sight, investors focused on macroeconomic developments and their policy implications.
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