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French central bank trims growth outlook on political drama

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will grow more slowly than expected in the next two years as its...

17th December, 2024

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China retail disappoints ahead of busy central bank week

By Wayne Cole and Alun John SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Shares around the world nudged lower on Monday...

16th December, 2024

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Czech central bank will interrupt rate cut path, analysts say: Reuters poll

(This Dec. 13 story has been corrected to remove two erroneous bullet points) By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE...

16th December, 2024

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Intelygenz Merges AI With Finance to Help Banks and Fintech Boost ROI

The banking and fintech industries are at a crossroads in the new AI-driven environment. There is an...

10th December, 2024

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Bank of England’s Dhingra calls for more interest rate cuts

By David Milliken (Reuters) -The Bank of England needs to cut interest rates further as its policy s...

6th December, 2024

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Cash draws biggest weekly inflow since March 2023, BofA says

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors ploughed $136.4 billion into cash in the week to Wednesday, the biggest...

6th December, 2024

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World Bank wins $100 billion replenishment of fund for poorest countries

By David Lawder (Reuters) -Donor countries have pledged a record $100 billion three-year replenishme...

6th December, 2024

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Italy and African Development Bank sign $420 million co-financing deal

RABAT (Reuters) – Italian state lender CDP and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed on Thursda...

5th December, 2024

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Global billionaire wealth leaps, fueled by US gains, UBS says

ZURICH (Reuters) – The wealth held by the world’s billionaires jumped by about 17% over the past yea...

5th December, 2024

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Deutsche Bank CEO says German economy needs ‘urgent’ action

By Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -Germany’s struggling economy needs urgent action to boost...

4th December, 2024

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Norway should begin process of divesting Russian assets, central bank says

By Terje Solsvik and Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s government should let its huge sovereig...

4th December, 2024

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ECB rate cut of 25 bps possible, not more, ECB’s Holzmann tells paper

VIENNA (Reuters) – It is “conceivable” that the European Central Bank will cut interest rates by 25...

4th December, 2024