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Finance

ECB’s Lagarde on France: price and financial stability are interlinked

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone economic growth could be weaker in the months ahead and downside risk...

4th December, 2024

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Banking

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

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Banking

ECB’s Lane says bank should focus on future risks for policy decisions, FT reports

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank should make future monetary policy decisions based on upcoming...

2nd December, 2024

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Finance

Euro zone consumers see inflation edge up slightly, ECB survey shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation expectations for the year ahead edged up slightly in Octob...

29th November, 2024

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Investing

STOXX 600 muted ahead of inflation data, eyes first monthly gain in three

(Reuters) – Europe’s STOXX 600 opened on a muted note on the final day of a turbulent week, with inv...

29th November, 2024

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Investing

Investors’ euro zone inflation expectations fall below 2% for first time since 2022

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – A key gauge of the market’s long-term euro zone inflation expe...

26th November, 2024

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Banking

ECB’s Villeroy: Trump policies impact on euro inflation to be limited

PARIS (Reuters) – The new Trump administration’s economic policies in the U.S. may have a “relativel...

26th November, 2024

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Banking

Credit Agricole has not applied to ECB to cross 9.9% holding in Banco BPM, spokesperson says

MILAN (Reuters) – Credit Agricole has not applied to gain European Central Bank authorisation to cro...

26th November, 2024

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Banking

ECB will keep cutting rates and focus shifting to growth, VP says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates as inflation falls...

26th November, 2024

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Finance

Trade war could leave Europe in recession with high inflation, ECB policymaker warns

NICOSIA (Reuters) – Europe will suffer in case of a fresh trade war with the United States, and coul...

21st November, 2024

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Banking

Europe’s banks brace for tougher competition under Trump 2.0

By Sinead Cruise and Tommy Reggiori Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -European banks face an even tougher tas...

11th November, 2024

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Banking

No reason not to cut rates in Dec as of now, ECB’s Holzmann tells paper

VIENNA (Reuters) – As things currently stand, there is no reason for the European Central Bank not t...

11th November, 2024