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Oil down on strong dollar, worries about recession and hawkish Fed talk

By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures fell for a third day on Wednesday, as worries about...

12th October, 2022

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Euro zone bonds drop as gilt market chaos rattles global investors

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone government bond yields rose on Wednesday, tracking weak...

12th October, 2022

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UK borrowing costs hit 20-year high as BoE sticks by bond deadline

By Andy Bruce, William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British government borrowing c...

12th October, 2022

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UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy looks set to go into recess...

12th October, 2022

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ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should start shrinking its balance sheet once its int...

12th October, 2022

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Caixabank proposes sector-wide freeze in variable mortgage costs, source says

MADRID (Reuters) – Caixabank, Spain’s biggest lender by domestic assets, has proposed a sector-wide...

12th October, 2022

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Swiss National Bank’s Jordan says central bank independence vital to fight inflation

ZURICH (Reuters) – Central banks need to resist political pressure to slow monetary policy tightenin...

11th October, 2022

Image for FTSE 100 falls for fifth session, eyes on BoE moves to stem bond rout
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FTSE 100 falls for fifth session, eyes on BoE moves to stem bond rout

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Britain’s main stock indexes fell on Tuesday,...

11th October, 2022

Image for European shares hit over one-week low as recession worries weigh
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European shares hit over one-week low as recession worries weigh

By Devik Jain and Amruta Khandekar (Reuters) -European shares fell for a fifth straight session on T...

11th October, 2022

Image for U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention
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U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher...

11th October, 2022

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Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England again sought to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trilli...

11th October, 2022

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UK’s Kwarteng, seeking to calm markets, brings forward budget date

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng, under pressure to rebuild s...

10th October, 2022