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Sterling rises to 12-week high versus weaker dollar

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The pound rose to a near three-month high against a broadly weaker dollar...

23rd December, 2025

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Major central banks deliver biggest easing push in over a decade in 2025

By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Major central banks have delivered in...

23rd December, 2025

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Sterling keeps rising after the Bank of England raised the bar on rate cuts

LONDON, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The pound rose on Monday, building on gains made last week after the Bank...

22nd December, 2025

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European shares muted at start of holiday-shortened week

Dec 22 (Reuters) - European shares held steady on Monday, with gains in tech and commodity-linked st...

22nd December, 2025

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ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steady

MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva said on Friday he saw no reason for a c...

19th December, 2025

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Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, spoke on Friday...

19th December, 2025

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London's FTSE 100 climbs as miners, defence outperform in data-heavy week

Dec 19 (Reuters) - UK stocks paused on Friday near multi-week highs as weakness in homebuilder share...

19th December, 2025

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Big central banks signal rate-cut cycle is ending

By Naomi Rovnick and Alun John LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are signall...

19th December, 2025

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ECB policymakers not yet ready to take rate cut off the table

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers warned on Friday about oversized ri...

19th December, 2025

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A Santa rally? Investors hope for year-end gains to cap strong 2025

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Investors hoping for traditional holiday cheer for t...

19th December, 2025

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Sterling hits 17-year high against yen as traders overlook rate divergence

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The pound held steady against the euro and the dollar on...

19th December, 2025

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Oil prices climb as US blocks Venezuelan tankers, eyes on Russia-Ukraine talks

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked down on Friday and were set to close lower for a second straigh...

19th December, 2025