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Summer's Over. It's Back to Work for Draghi and Merkel
With August over, Europe's political elite will be heading back from the beach. They face a hectic schedule, including an imminent European Central Bank policy meeting and elections in Greece. TIMELINE OF UPCOMING EVENTS: * Sept. 3: ECB rate decision, with the selloff in Chinese stocks and oil causing some commentators to forecast a dovish outcome. ** Sweden's Riksbank has a policy decision the same day. Eleven of 16 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect rates to be held. * Sept. 4-5: Group of 20 finance ministers and central bankers meet in Ankara. * Sept. 10: Bank of England rate decision after the August vote on ... (full story)