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Jackson Hole unlikely to bring more clarity

Central bankers are unlikely to offer much forward guidance at this weekend’s Jackson Hole symposium, preferring to stress their “data dependence”. Since most economies are expanding, inflation is easing back to target and financial markets have stabilised after the recession scare a few weeks ago, there is less pressure for them to steer markets than there has been around past events. But they risk keeping rates too high for too long.

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