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In this week’s episode, Barry Field, AIB Treasury, speaks with Oliver Mangan, AIB Chief Economist, about the impact last week’s central bank meetings had on currency markets, what we’ve learned from the latest PMI readings and what to expect in the weeks ahead....

As expected, the September meeting of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) saw no changes to policy. The Bank Rate remains at its historic low of 0.1%. The MPC also left unaltered the size of its QE programme, at £895bn (£875bn in UK Gilts, £20bn in corporate bonds).......

The latest official CSO data on residential property prices shows that the upward trajectory continues to gather pace. On a monthly basis, prices in July rose sharply, by 1.7%.....

AIB’s Economic Research Unit provides regular commentary on the domestic and global economy, currency and interest rate markets, and special commentary on key events....

In this week’s episode, Cormac Cunnane, AIB Treasury and Oliver Mangan, AIB’s Chief Economist discuss the US presidential election and the possible impact it will have on financial markets, the two Central Bank meetings on Thursday and they discuss the likelihood of a Brexit deal before Christmas.