Global monetary policy set to be even looser for longer

Following the FOMC meeting earlier this week, we have lowered our forecasts for the fed funds rate at the end of 2017 and 2018. But two key themes remain unchanged: global monetary policy will continue to be very loose, and US monetary policy is likely to be tightened by more than most expect.

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