The U.S. Federal Reserve's final policy meeting of the year kicks off Tuesday, with investors closely watching for clues on future interest rate decisions. The Bank of England also meets this week, amid uncertainty about the path of UK monetary policy. Meanwhile, Germany prepares for a snap election after a confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz paved the way.
The U.S. Fed eral Reserve's final two-day policy meeting kicks off Tuesday, and the central bank's monetary policy decision on Dec. 18 will be a focal point for global markets .. Investors will also be looking out for clues to future policy moves from Chair Jerome Powell's press conference after the meeting.
Data releases in Europe Tuesday will include U.K. unemployment figures and Germany's Ifo business climate and economic sentiment index. There are no major earnings releases.Wednesday's Fed decision will come with an updated summary of economic projections from FOMC members, including a new"dot plot" that projects the path of interest rate cuts.
One area of the dot plot that could be impactful is the final point, representing the terminal rate. A move higher could indicate that Fed officials think the so-called neutral interest rate is higher than they previously thought.German government failure and February snap election are headwinds for Eurozone stocks: Capital Economics
"While equities in Germany have managed to ride out weak growth and political uncertainty this year, those in France have not. We suspect that they will all fare poorly next year, as those adverse conditions remain and a trade war takes a toll, the economist wrote.
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