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Marketmind: Wages will test wagers on rates
Date: February 20, 2024
Marketmind: Wages will test wagers on rates A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Europe’s central bank has singled out wages as the single biggest risk to its crusade to contain inflation. Fourth-quarter negotiated wages data likely headlines the trading day. In the third-quarter last year negotiated wage...
German homes are still overvalued despite price drop – Bundesbank
Date: February 19, 2024
German homes are still overvalued despite price drop – Bundesbank FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German homes are still overvalued despite a fall in prices last year as the cost of mortgages spiked, the country’s central bank said on Monday. Germany’s decade-long property boom has unravelled since a sudden bout of inflation forced the European Central Bank...
Sterling inches higher after last week’s fall
Date: February 19, 2024
Sterling inches higher after last week’s fall By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The pound edged slightly higher on Monday after falling last week, as investors waited for new impetus from survey data on Thursday. Sterling was last up 0.12% at $1.2615 after slipping 0.25% last week. U.S. markets are closed for the Presidents’ Day...
‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards with most win
Date: February 19, 2024
‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at BAFTA Film Awards with most win By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -“Oppenheimer”, a three-hour epic about the making of the atomic bomb in World War Two, was the big winner at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning the top honours for best film and best director as well as five other...
Marketmind: China markets look like they need another holiday
Date: February 19, 2024
Marketmind: China markets look like they need another holiday By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. High hopes China’s markets would return from the break with a spring in their step have yet to be met, with modest gains for stocks so far....
UK property prices show first annual rise since August – Rightmove
Date: February 19, 2024
UK property prices show first annual rise since August – Rightmove LONDON (Reuters) – The prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have risen in annual terms for the first time in six months as demand from buyers strengthened, according to an industry survey that added to signs of stabilisation in the...