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Image for UK house prices slid in May following stamp duty tax hike, Halifax saysFinance

UK House Prices Slid in May Following Stamp Duty Tax Hike, Halifax Says

Image for Analysis-Why Switzerland's strong franc could lead it back to negative interest ratesFinance

Analysis-Why Switzerland's Strong Franc Could Lead It Back to Negative Interest Rates

Image for ECB's Stournaras: Another rate cut dependent on economy weakening furtherFinance

ECB's Stournaras: Another Rate Cut Dependent on Economy Weakening Further

Image for Polish c.banker Litwiniuk: total of 100-125 bps of cuts possible this yearHeadlines

Polish C.banker Litwiniuk: Total of 100-125 Bps of Cuts Possible This Year

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Crude Climbs on US Jobs Report, China Talks

Date: June 6, 2025

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices slipped on Friday but were on track for their first weekly gain in three weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump and China's Xi Jinping resumed trade talks, raising...

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ECB Cuts Inflation, Growth Projections

Date: June 5, 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank cut some of its growth and inflation projections on Thursday as the fallout from a global trade war is likely to prove a drag for the 20-nation euro zone...

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ECB Governors See July Pause but Sept up in the Air

Date: June 5, 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -A clear majority of European Central Bank policymakers meeting on Thursday expressed a preference for holding interest rates steady next month and a few even made the case for an...

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Analysis-For Markets, End to ECB Rate Cuts Just Got Closer

Date: June 5, 2025

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Traders are increasingly confident the European Central Bank will pause its run of interest rate cuts now that the central bank sees itself as...

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Big Central Banks' Forecasting Lens Gets Fogged by US Tariffs

Date: June 5, 2025

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) -Unpredictable White House tariff rhetoric and its impact on currency markets, oil prices and the inflation outlook have put central banks across the world in a tight...

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Sterling Holds Its Own Against Stronger Dollar, Trade Optimism Lends Supports

Date: June 5, 2025

By Lucy Raitano and Johann M Cherian LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling ticked higher against the dollar on Thursday, one of the few major currencies to hold its own against the greenback which regained...