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Top StoriesEuro Zone Yields Edge up Before Inflation Data, Caution Over France
Top StoriesAnalysis-France May Be Next Test of the Euro’s Foundations
Top StoriesSwiss National Bank Presses Ahead as Rate Cutting Front-Runner
Top StoriesAnalysis-UK Markets Jolted Back to Life by Rate Cut Hopes, Election Buzz
Morning Bid: Bailey Likely to Bail on Rate Change
Date: June 20, 2024
Morning Bid: Bailey likely to bail on rate change A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee British inflation may have returned to its 2% target for the first time in nearly three years, setting the stage for the Bank of England to cut interest rates – just not...
European Shares Advance as French Political Concerns Subside
Date: June 18, 2024
European shares advance as French political concerns subside By Shashwat Chauhan, Jesus Calero and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares closed higher on Tuesday, supported by a slip in government bond yields as investor concern over French political woes ebbed, with the focus shifting to data and policymakers’ comments to gauge global central banks’ monetary...
Analysis-Global Central Banks Recalibrate as the Big Policy Easing of 2024 Fizzles
Date: June 17, 2024
Analysis-Global central banks recalibrate as the big policy easing of 2024 fizzles By Howard Schneider and Francesco Canepa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six months ago the world’s major central banks were primed for a move that anyone with a credit card or hoping to buy a home or run a business would cheer: A global shift...
Wall St Dips and Gold Surges, Capping a Tumultuous Week
Date: June 14, 2024
Wall St dips and gold surges, capping a tumultuous week By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks dipped and gold surged on Friday at the conclusion of a week fraught with the apparent contradiction of cooling economic data and a hawkish Federal Reserve. Benchmark U.S. Treasury yields extended their slide, while the dollar gained...
Election Concerns in France Give Euro Worst Week in Two Months
Date: June 14, 2024
Election concerns in France give euro worst week in two months By Karen Brettell (Reuters) -The euro was on track for its biggest weekly fall against the dollar in two months on Friday on concerns that a new government will worsen France’s fiscal situation as a snap parliamentary election approaches. The yen hit a six-week...
Swedish May Inflation Above Forecast but More Rate Cuts Expected
Date: June 14, 2024
Swedish May inflation above forecast but more rate cuts expected By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The pace of Swedish inflation was higher than expected in May, data showed on Friday, but analysts said they saw inflation tracking down in the months ahead and that the central bank would continue to ease policy after a...