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Weak growth, ECB boost traders' euro area rate cut confidence

LONDON (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields and the euro held steady on Thursday after the E...

30th January, 2025

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Sterling treads water as markets look to Bank of England

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound was little changed on Thursday as markets were focused on a raft of maj...

30th January, 2025

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Europe's STOXX 600 closes at record high after ECB cuts interest rates

By Nikhil Sharma (Reuters) - Europe's benchmark index scaled a record high on Thursday, led by real...

30th January, 2025

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Russian banks reap record profits in 2024, helped by high rates and loan growth

By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian banks made record annual profits of 4 trillion roubl...

30th January, 2025

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Spain's Caixabank unveils 500-million-euro share buyback after Q4 rate impact

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Lending income at Spain's Caixabank came under pressure in the fou...

30th January, 2025

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Bank of England readies rate cut and could hint at more to come

By Andy Bruce (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks likely to cut interest rates next week, when it...

30th January, 2025

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UK's Reeves budget rule outlook is "on a knife edge," think tank says

LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves might yet have to make changes to her fisc...

30th January, 2025

Image for Czech central banker Frait sounds caution on scope for rate cuts in 2025
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Czech central banker Frait sounds caution on scope for rate cuts in 2025

By Jan Lopatka and Jason Hovet PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech National Bank (CNB) has limited room to...

29th January, 2025

Image for Swedish central bank cuts policy rate to support weak economy
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Swedish central bank cuts policy rate to support weak economy

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's central bank cut its key policy rate to 2.25% from 2.50% as expected o...

29th January, 2025

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Lending to euro zone businesses surges after rate cuts

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Bank lending to firms in the 20-nation euro area picked up last month, indicati...

29th January, 2025

Image for US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady
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US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady

By Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) - The dollar steadied on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserv...

29th January, 2025

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Swedish economy grows 0.2% in Q4, flash figures show

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's gross domestic product grew 0.2% in the fourth quarter from the previ...

29th January, 2025