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BoE’s Bailey says getting inflation to 2% will be ‘hard work’
Date: November 27, 2023
BoE’s Bailey says getting inflation to 2% will be ‘hard work’ LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said getting inflation down to the central bank’s 2% target will be “hard work” as most of its recent fall was due to the unwinding of the jump in energy costs last year. “The rest of...
Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years
Date: November 24, 2023
Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global shares drifted on Friday in the absence of guidance from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksgiving holiday the previous day, but they were still on course for their best month...
Dollar eases in thin Black Friday trading on bets rates have peaked
Date: November 24, 2023
Dollar eases in thin Black Friday trading on bets rates have peaked By Joice Alves and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Friday as investors bet U.S. interest rates have peaked, while the yen edged higher after Japan’s core consumer price growth picked up, reinforcing views that the Bank of Japan (BOJ)...
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy
Date: November 24, 2023
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy By Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world’s second-largest economy in a bid to give a boost to post-pandemic tourism. From Dec. 1 to...
Global equity funds attract inflows on hopes for end to Fed rate rises
Date: November 24, 2023
Global equity funds attract inflows on hopes for end to Fed rate rises (Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted robust inflows in the seven days leading to Nov. 22, spurred by growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will stop raising interest rates amid signs of easing inflation. Investors purchased a net $9.13 billion worth...
Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth
Date: November 22, 2023
Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Wednesday cuts to personal taxation and efforts to boost business investment in a bid to speed up the country’s sluggish economy ahead of an election expected next year. Below are the key announcements: GROWTH FORECASTS The...