In an interview with RTTNews, Paul Edelstein, US economistat IHS Global Insight, looks back on the week's data and previews what to expect in the week ahead. "The data was quite a bit better than what we've seen...at the margin that might make it a little less likely the Fed will do another round of quantitative easing in September," saysEdelstein.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.