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Finance

Sterling steady before Bank of England economist remarks

LONDON (Reuters) - The pound held just shy of a two-month high against the dollar on Tuesday, and wa...

25th February, 2025

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Finance

Bank of England's Dhingra says policymakers divided over rate-cut pace

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymakers do not have a consensus about how f...

24th February, 2025

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BlackRock Investment Institute upgrades European equities to 'neutral'

(Reuters) - BlackRock Investment Institute upgraded European equities to "neutral" from "underweight...

24th February, 2025

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Finance

Bank of England's Dhingra reappointed to Monetary Policy Committee

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Swati Dhingra has been reappointe...

24th February, 2025

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Morning Bid: Relief as German vote dodges extremes

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The market reaction has been...

24th February, 2025

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Merz faces difficult path to government after German election win

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coali...

24th February, 2025

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After three years of war, Trump hands Russian economy a lifeline

By Alexander Marrow and Darya Korsunskaya LONDON (Reuters) - Russia's overheating economy is on the...

24th February, 2025

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ECB's Wunsch warns of risk of 'sleepwalking' into excessive rate cuts, FT reports

(Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Pierre Wunsch said the euro zone faces the risk of "sl...

24th February, 2025

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ECB's Villeroy reaffirms deposit rates could be at 2% by this summer

PARIS (Reuters) - The European Central Bank could cut its deposit rate down to 2% by this summer, sa...

22nd February, 2025

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Hungary ruling party to tap former rate-setter Mager as central banker -sources

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party...

21st February, 2025

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Analysis-UK economy readings underscore Bank of England's dilemma

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - A flurry of often contradictory UK economic data and surveys...

21st February, 2025

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British equities flat as investors weigh mixed data

(Reuters) - Britain's benchmark index edged up on Friday supported by consumer stocks as investors p...

21st February, 2025