During the year the US Federal Reserve and the UK’s Bank of England experienced the impact of a changing, more populist, political landscape, and that is something the European Central Bank seems set to face in 2017 with elections due in several large eurozone countries.

As a result they have all been warning about uncertainty and are reluctant to come up with clear forecasts, making it more difficult to focus only on their traditional areas of responsibility. (Euronews)

Central banks face a season of uncertainty. Investors worry that monetary policy could be politicized https://t.co/v01PKhUMgk ? pic.twitter.com/e4bWZ09H7t

— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) 7 novembre 2016