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Bank of England Weekly Repo Tops 100 Billion Pounds for First Time
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Swedish Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold at 1.75%, Sees No Change Ahead
Date: January 29, 2026
By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank kept its key interest rate at 1.75% on Thursday as widely expected and repeated its forecast that no change was likely for the rest...
Euro Zone Corporate Lending Growth Slows in December
Date: January 29, 2026
FRANKFURT, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Lending growth to euro zone firms stalled last month but household lending kept inching up, European Central Bank data showed on Thursday, backing the views of economists...
Tech Selloff Drags Europe Stocks Lower as SAP's Results Disappoint
Date: January 29, 2026
Jan 29 (Reuters) - European shares rebounded on Thursday, lifted by higher prices of oil and precious metals, shaking off the gloom from weaker luxury earnings the day before. The pan-European STOXX...
Microsoft Shares Fall 6% in Frankfurt After Results
Date: January 29, 2026
LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Microsoft shares dropped 6.2% in Frankfurt on Thursday a day after the company said it had spent a record amount on artificial intelligence in the last quarter and posted...
Norway's Sovereign Wealth Fund Earned $247 Billion in 2025
Date: January 29, 2026
OSLO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Norway's sovereign wealth fund earned a return on investment in 2025 of 15.1%, or 2.36 trillion crowns ($247.42 billion), Norges Bank Investment Management said on Thursday. (...
China Luxury Market Forecast to Rebound in 2026, Bain Says
Date: January 29, 2026
BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China's personal luxury goods market is expected to return to modest growth in 2026, consultancy Bain & Company said on Thursday, but warned the recovery would be fragile...