While prices across the globe are expected to rise because of Russia’s invasion, the recent decline in bond yields tell us that investors expect central bankers to be less aggressive with policy normalization. The conflict is between Russia and Ukraine, but every country is feeling a threat to its own national security. There’s a lot of uncertainty right now, and that could make central bankers more conservative. This week we’ll get a better sense of how policy-makers view the impact of the Russian-Ukraine conflict, starting with tonight’s Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy announcement, followed by the Bank of Canada meeting and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress on Wednesday.
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2022-02-28 22:33:00