No fewer than thirteen central banks meet in the week ahead. The UK and the US report the latest inflation figures, and the US and eurozone report industrial production. The eurozone sees the flash PMI for December, and the Japan's latest Tankan business survey will be released. Most of the central banks that meet will not be changing policy. Of the major central banks, the Bank of England, which hiked rates last month is hardly in a position to raise rates again. Headline inflation is slowing. Assuming next week's November reading shows a 0.2% headline rate as expected, the three-month annualized pace would stand at ... (full story)