Economy
Team Matolcsy and Team Draghi to talk rates this week
- USA GDP:According to the first estimate, economic growth in the U.S. slowed to 1.5% year on year in Q1 from 2.1% in Q4 2016.
- French GDP:Growth of France remains anaemic, and is seen down at 0.3% in Q117 from 0.4% in Q416.
- UK GDP:GDP growth is expected to come in at 0.5% yr/yr in Q1, down from 0.7% in Q416.
- Rate meetings:Hungary’s central bank, the ECB and BoJ are all expected to keep their benchmark policy rates on hold and not to change loose monetary policy conditions.
