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Others, too, believe that $100 a barrel could become a reality

The Dutch Rabobank warned that after impressive recovery growth rates in 2021 and 2022, the economy in the Netherlands is expected to witness slower growth in the next two years

The latest consumer inflation (CPI) print in the US for June came in at 9.1 per cent - the highest reading since 1981, and surpassed most analysts' expectations, who had pegged this at 8.8 per cent

While the general consensus is of 6-7 rate hikes this year by the US Fed, there are some who expect lower rate hikes and a slowdown in the economy

The accommodative RBI policy, combined with fiscal stimulus and (further) increase in energy commodities, particularly oil, increases the odds of high inflation, say Lambregts and Eijkelenburg

While most analysts see monetary policy normalisation across the world in 2022, rate trajectories are likely to diverge across geographies, they said

If India is unable to slow the number of infections, additional lockdown measures might be required, which analysts at Rabobank International say would negatively impact the supply side of the economy

We expect both core, but particularly headline inflation, to rise during 2021, yet this should be a temporary move only, say Rabobank economists

While her appointment came as no surprise, she will have to rebuild a struggling enterprise that has been selling its non-core assets to prune its debts

Fears over the impact of oil extraction in the Amazon were heightened in April when a pipeline ruptured, depriving 27,000 indigenous people of their main water source

"In recent years, we have grown used to every wobbly being met by government measures and this time around is no different"

When it comes to the debt markets, we continue to think that rates are going to be lower, for longer

After a 25 bps hike in December, we expect the US Fed to hike one more time in the first quarter of the calendar year 2019

India's enormous growth potential, vast internal market, as well as government policies will continue to bolster India's attractiveness as an investment destination, says senior economist Hugo Erken

Outcome of the US Federal Reserve's meeting and the possibility of Britain triggering off 'Brexit' proceedings at the European Council summit are the two key global events market watchers are eyeing in March. Back home, the outcome of the assembly elections holds key. Hong Kong - based MICHAEL EVERY, head of financial markets research for Asia-Pacific at Rabobank International tells Puneet Wadhwa that he expects the US central bank to hike rates only once this year. Edited excerpts:A number of experts suggest that the US Federal Reserve (US Fed) could hike rates in March. What's your view?It is unlikely that the US Fed will hike rates in March. The US Fed talks a lot, but acts too little. The minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in December revealed how dependent the US Fed's rate outlook has become on the timing and impact of the economic policies of the Trump administration. We currently expect one hike at the end of the year, though that is obviously ...