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London's FTSE 100 Climbs as Miners, Defence Outperform in Data-Heavy Week
Big Central Banks Signal Rate-Cut Cycle Is Ending
ECB Policymakers Not yet Ready to Take Rate Cut Off the Table
A Santa Rally? Investors Hope for Year-End Gains to Cap Strong 2025
Sterling Hits 17-year High Against Yen as Traders Overlook Rate Divergence
Date: December 19, 2025
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The pound held steady against the euro and the dollar on Friday, after the Bank of England delivered an expected rate cut, while hitting its highest since...
Oil Prices Climb as US Blocks Venezuelan Tankers, Eyes on Russia-Ukraine Talks
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked down on Friday and were set to close lower for a second straight week, as rising prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal offset concerns over supply disruptions...
Yen Weakens Against Peers After BOJ Raises Interest Rates
Date: December 19, 2025
SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The yen was pinned near recent lows on Friday while traders waited to see whether the Bank of Japan can convince the market it can keep hiking interest rates into next...
New Zealand Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level in Four Years
Date: December 18, 2025
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Consumer confidence in New Zealand rose in December to its highest level in more than four years, with card spending data showing a lift in discretionary spending, ANZ-Roy...
ECB Policymakers See Steady Rates Next Year but Cut Not Off Table, Sources Say
Date: December 18, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers expect to keep interest rates steady next year but they are not yet ready to take a rate cut off the table because the outlook is too...
Bank of England's Bailey Sees Inflation Near 2% Target by May
Date: December 18, 2025
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - British inflation looks on course to return to close to its 2% target by April or May next year, about a year earlier than previously expected, Bank of England Governor...