(Bloomberg) -- Welcome to Monday, Americas. Here’s the latest news from Bloomberg Economics:

  • Summer break for central bankers ends this week when their leaders gather Friday and Saturday for the Federal Reserve’s annual policy symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
  • The Bank of England’s unanimous decision to raise interest rates this month has led economists to predict an additional two hikes next year
    • Meanwhile, U.K. home sellers are offering the deepest summer price cuts on record as they try to get rid of their homes during the holidays
  • Italy’s populist government has big plans for its first budget, but the economy isn’t providing the support to justify splashing out and bond-market punishment also is likely
    • Italian Cabinet Undersecretary Giancarlo Giorgetti said he hopes the European Central Bank’s quantitative easing program will be extended to help protect the country from financial speculators
  • Greece is about to exit its bailout, a symbolic move past the debt crisis that exploded eight years ago and transformed the country’s economy and the lives of its people
  • Thailand’s economy grew more than forecast in the second quarter, underpinned by solid export and investment gains
  • Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan asked overseas citizens to invest and increase remittances to the South Asian country to help boost its foreign-exchange reserves and overcome an economic crisis
  • Finally: Millennials are about to be surpassed by Generation Z

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