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BoE's Bailey says markets are getting ahead of themselves on rate rises

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Financial markets are getting ahead of themselves in expecting interest...

19th March, 2026

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Instant View: ECB holds rates steady as Middle East war re-ignites inflation fears

LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday...

19th March, 2026

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ECB raises inflation forecast on higher energy costs

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised its inflation projections on Thursd...

19th March, 2026

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ECB keeps rates unchanged but signals readiness to act on energy

FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged as expected...

19th March, 2026

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Blogger who criticised Putin has been put in psychiatric facility, local newspaper reports

By Lucy Papachristou March 19 (Reuters) - A pro-Kremlin figure who unexpectedly denounced Russian Pr...

19th March, 2026

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Spain's budget delayed as government rushes to cushion economic hit from Iran war

MADRID, March 19 (Reuters) - Spain will delay the presentation of its annual budget, Prime Minister...

19th March, 2026

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Iliad's Scaleway expands to Italy, seeks to rival US cloud giants in Europe

By Elvira Pollina and Gianluca Lo Nostro MILAN/PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) - Scaleway, a cloud service...

19th March, 2026

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BoE policymakers vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold in face of war risks

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England's nine inte...

19th March, 2026

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Italy's Eni deconsolidates renewable unit Plenitude

MILAN, March 19 (Reuters) - Italian energy group Eni said on Thursday it was deconsolidating its ret...

19th March, 2026

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Top IKEA retailer to cut 800 office jobs

By Greta Rosen Fondahn STOCKHOLM, March 19 (Reuters) - The owner of most IKEA outlets worldwide said...

19th March, 2026

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Lanxess raises chemical prices to counter effects of Iran war

By Ozan Ergenay March 19 (Reuters) - Lanxess said it was raising chemical prices to counter the effe...

19th March, 2026

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India in talks with Russia, Belarus, Morocco to boost fertiliser imports, sources say

By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, March 19 (Reuters) - India, a leading impor...

19th March, 2026