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Morning Bid: Markets in Grinch-Y Mood Before Data Deluge
London Stocks Climb as BoE Rate Cut Looms
Sterling Holds Steady Ahead of BoE Decision This Week
Bank of England Heads for Close Vote on Likely Rate Cut
FTSE 100 Closes Lower as Wall St Mood Sours
Date: December 12, 2025
Dec 12 (Reuters) - The main UK stock indexes rose on Friday, with a gauge of precious metal miners jumping to a record high following a stunning rally in gold and silver prices this year as traders...
UK Economy Stumbled During Bumpy Run-Up to Budget
Date: December 12, 2025
By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla MANCHESTER, England, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Britain's economy shrank unexpectedly in the three months to October, losing momentum in the fraught run-up to finance minister...
Exclusive-BOJ to Pledge More Rate Hikes at Next Week's Policy Meeting, Sources Say
Date: December 12, 2025
TOKYO, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan will likely maintain a pledge next week to keep raising interest rates, but stress the pace of further hikes will depend on how the economy reacts to each...
Stocks Drop as AI Exuberance Worries Linger; US Yields Jump
Date: December 12, 2025
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Asian stocks advanced in early trade on Friday following strength on Wall Street overnight, though a fresh decline in Oracle's share price sent...
Will It Be a Hike Next Year? Five Questions for the ECB
Date: December 12, 2025
By Yoruk Bahceli and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The European Central bank meets next Thursday, with traders suddenly speculating a rate hike could be on the cards in 2026. Since...
US Dollar Advances After Recent Fall; Sterling Dips After GDP Data
Date: December 12, 2025
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Dec 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar headed for its third straight weekly drop on Friday, hurt by the prospect of rate cuts next year after the Federal Reserve pushed back...