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Bank of England to keep rates on hold with Middle East conflict in spotlight

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's central bank looks set to keep interest rates on hold o...

18th June, 2025

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Mortgages to weigh on euro zone consumption until 2030, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Rising mortgage payments will weigh on consumption in the euro zone for another...

18th June, 2025

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Analysis-BOJ's inflation warning leaves room for another rate hike this year

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan may take a long pause before raising interest rat...

18th June, 2025

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Exclusive-Russia's Sberbank warns of economy overcooling, says key rate below 15% would spur growth

By Gleb Bryanski and Elena Fabrichnaya ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) -The Russian economy could cool down...

18th June, 2025

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UK inflation slows but oil price jump creates new problem for Bank of England

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg (Reuters) -British inflation slowed as expected in May, pulled d...

18th June, 2025

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European shares fall as Middle East tensions weigh; eyes on Fed decision

(Reuters) -European shares were subdued on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary po...

18th June, 2025

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Dollar trades higher after Fed, investors focus on Israel-Iran conflict

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar held on to gains against major currencies early on We...

18th June, 2025

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Equities flatten, oil rises after Fed holds rates and Mideast conflict rages on

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Concerns over escalating hostilities in the Middle East stayed front...

18th June, 2025

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ECB needs to show 'agile pragmatism' amid Israel-Iran war, Villeroy says

By Yoruk Bahceli and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank needs to be even more ag...

17th June, 2025

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Sterling slips versus dollar as inflation print, BoE meeting eyed

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling was lower against the dollar on Tuesday as market focus stayed on develop...

17th June, 2025

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Dollar trades higher after mixed US data, but Mideast conflict keeps mood tense

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar firmed slightly on Tuesday though most currencies held ti...

17th June, 2025

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Conflict concerns weigh on indexes, bolster oil and US debt

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) - U.S. stock futures slipped and oil prices rose on Tuesday, as invest...

17th June, 2025