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Stocks edge up to hit six week high, dollar weaker after U.S. data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks edged higher on Friday, poised fo...

22nd July, 2022

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Slowdown and cooling prices could ease rate hike pressure on BoE – PMI

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s businesses grew at their slowest pace in 17 months...

22nd July, 2022

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Sterling posts biggest weekly gain against dollar in two-months

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -The pound posted its biggest weakly gain versus the dollar since M...

22nd July, 2022

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UK retail sales slip in June as consumers struggle with inflation

LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales edged down in June as drivers cut back on record-priced fuel,...

22nd July, 2022

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ECB hikes rates, throws lifeline to indebted countries

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank raised interes...

21st July, 2022

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ECB goes big with 50 basis-point hike, ending negative rates era

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank on Thursday delivered its first interest rate hike in over a d...

21st July, 2022

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ECB to join rate hike club with big move under discussion

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will raise in...

21st July, 2022

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UK inflation hits 9.4%, bolstering bets on big BoE rate hike

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Surging petrol and food prices last month pus...

20th July, 2022

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Analysis-Debt-laden Italy looks no less vulnerable as rates shoot higher

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Debt-laden Italy finds itself in markets’ c...

20th July, 2022

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Financials, consumer staples boost FTSE 100; BoE rate hike bets rise

By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – UK’s benchmark FTSE 100 index rose on Tuesday...

20th July, 2022

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ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers are c...

19th July, 2022

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UK jobless rate holds at 3.8% as jobs boom continues

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s unemployment rate held at 3.8% in the three months to May and the number...

19th July, 2022