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Alan Greenspan, longtime US Federal Reserve chairman, dies aged 100

By Howard Schneider and Jonathan Spicer June 22 (Reuters) - Alan Greenspan, hailed as the greatest F...

22nd June, 2026

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Iran peace not stopping central banks from raising borrowing costs

By Balazs Koranyi and Leika Kihara FRANKFURT/TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - The Iran war-induced inflati...

18th June, 2026

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ECB will continue to be proactive in fight against high inflation, Lane says

LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will continue to be "proactive" in its fight a...

16th June, 2026

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Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, June 16 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised interest rat...

16th June, 2026

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Riksbank seen on hold but chances rising of hike later this year, Reuters poll shows

STOCKHOLM, June 15 (Reuters) - Sweden's central bank will keep its policy rate on hold later this we...

15th June, 2026

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ECB's Lagarde welcomes Iran deal, Nagel cautions on lasting inflation

PARIS/FRANKFURT, June 15 (Reuters) - ECB President Christine Lagarde on Monday welcomed news of a U....

15th June, 2026

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ECB keeping its options open for July, Nagel says

FRANKFURT, June 12 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will keep all options open for its July pol...

12th June, 2026

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Four developed market central banks are now hiking rates

By Stefano Rebaudo and Alun John MILAN/LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - The developed market rate-hiking...

11th June, 2026

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ECB raises interest rates in long-telegraphed move

FRANKFURT, June 11 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank raised interest rates as expected on Thursd...

11th June, 2026

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Hard to give rate guidance due to oil price uncertainty, BoE's Dhingra says

LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - The extreme difficulty of knowing how energy prices will change as a resu...

5th June, 2026

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Russia's sanctioned businessmen accuse authorities of setting "trap" for economy

By Gleb Bryanski ST PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 (Reuters) - Russian financial authorities have create...

5th June, 2026

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ECB's decision to hold rates was close call for some, accounts show

FRANKFURT, May 28 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's decision to keep rates unchanged last mont...

28th May, 2026