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The United States is set to hold its presidential election on November 5, 2024. Marking the 60th quadrennial presidential election in U.S. history, this will be the first election following the post-2020 redistricting cycle and the reallocation of electoral votes. The winner will be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. As the election draws nearer, the political landscape in the United States is becoming increasingly vibrant.

Japan's GDP shrinks for two straight quarters, Frail consumption, capital spending point to challenging outlook, Supply constraints may be delaying execution of spending plans, Some analysts push back bets of an early exit to negative rates.

As President Joe Biden walked toward Air Force One on Jan. 18, he was asked whether the ongoing U.S. military strikes against the Houthis were working to keep the Red Sea's shipping lanes open. "Well, when you say 'working,' are they stopping the Houthis? No. Are they going to continue? Yes," Biden said.

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Debate on ending negative rates intensified in December. January summary highlighted board's hawkish tilt. BOJ will review YCC, risky asset buying in ending negative rates. BOJ's bond buying to continue even after ending negative rate.

With annualized inflation running beneath the Fed's 2% target for seven months, some formulas referred to by officials are pointing to rate cuts sooner than later.

In fact, a forecasting tool based on the Treasury yield curve -- which has a near-perfect track record in predicting recessions for more than 70 years -- currently shows its most severe reading since 1981.

BOJ concludes 2-day meeting, economists unanimous in projecting no policy change. Board to project trend inflation staying near 2% in coming years.

India is set to hold its general election between April and May, but investors that believe big market rallies will be seen in the coming months could be wrong. Analysts believe the next big rally could only happen if the Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rates, which could happen in the second half of 2024.