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Argentina CPI Due, BCCh Minutes Scheduled Tuesday

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  • Argentina CPI headlines a quiet docket in LatAm on Monday, with the focus for global markets centred on Tuesday’s US CPI report. Later in the week, we have BCCH minutes and activity data for Peru, Colombia and Brazil.
  • European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos warned that consumer-price growth may pick up again temporarily, though its prevailing direction is downwards. Speaking to the Frankfurt Euro Finance Week on Monday, he said that the euro-zone economy will stay subdued for now though it should then strengthen again, while there are signs that the labour market is starting to weaken.
  • Japan’s finance minister Shunichi Suzuki tells reporters that currency moves should be determined by market fundamentals, and sudden moves are undesirable. Will monitor markets closely with a sense of urgency to see if there are sudden moves, and will respond as needed. Suzuki declines to comment on current FX levels after yen breached new year-to-date lows against the dollar.

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