Brazil – an unexpected interest rate cut and its significance;

Mexico –economic slowdown;

Morocco – a growing, but manageable, current-account BoP deficit;

Portugal – harsh new austerity measures;

Switzerland – much less stimulus than expected;

Thailand – policies to ramp up economic growth.

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