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Sterling Edges up After Jump in UK Inflation
Date: February 19, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - The pound edged up on Wednesday, after data showed UK consumer inflation rose faster than expected in January, weakening the case for the Bank of England to deliver another two rate...
Net Profit at Italy's Top Banks Rose 8% to 24 Billion Euros Last Year
Date: February 18, 2025
By Alberto Chiumento (Reuters) - Six leading Italian banks reported a 7.6% annual increase in combined net profit last year, reaching 24.3 billion euros ($25.5 billion), despite falling interest rates...
ECB Rate Cuts Should Factor in Balance Sheet Runoff, Cipollone Says
Date: February 18, 2025
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank interest rate cuts should compensate for the tightening impact of the bank's balance sheet runoff, board member Piero Cipollone said on Tuesday, hinting...
UK's Costa Coffee Gives Workers Above-Inflation Pay Rise
Date: February 18, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Costa Coffee said it would give more than 15,000 hourly-paid workers a 5% pay increase from April 1, above the UK's current inflation rate of 2.5% and partly reflecting a...
Sterling Holds Near Two-Month High After UK Wage Data
Date: February 18, 2025
(Reuters) - Sterling pared some of its losses against the dollar on Tuesday, after data showed that British wages rose by an annual 5.9% in the last three months of 2024. The pound was last down less...
UK's Accelerating Wage Growth Highlights BoE's Inflation Caution
Date: February 18, 2025
By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British pay growth accelerated in late 2024, according to data that suggested the jobs market was holding up and underscored why the Bank of...