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Top StoriesStocks Rally Anew on US Rate Cut Hopes; Dollar Steady
Top StoriesECB Grows More Confident About Cutting Rates, Policymakers Say
Top StoriesSwedish Central Bank to Cut Key Rate This Week, Reuters Poll Shows
Top StoriesWorld Shares Climb on Fed Cut Bets, China Gains; Yen Weakens
Sterling Gives Back Some Fed-Inspired Gains, Eyes on Local Elections
Date: May 2, 2024
Sterling gives back some Fed-inspired gains, eyes on local elections By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound slipped against the dollar, having risen the day before after the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting, while investors were playing down the impact UK local elections on Thursday might have on the currency. The pound was last...
European Shares Struggle for Direction in Earnings Tide, Fed Decision
Date: May 2, 2024
European shares struggle for direction in earnings tide, Fed decision By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares flitted in a tight range on Thursday, after falling to a one-week low in early trade, as investors returned from a mid-week holiday to gauge a slew of earnings and the Federal Reserve signalling a delay in interest rate...
Bank of England Readies Its Rates Steer as Investors Cool on Cuts
Date: May 2, 2024
Bank of England readies its rates steer as investors cool on cuts By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England must decide next week whether to update its message about when it might cut interest rates for the first time in four years, a move which could yet prove risky despite a sharp drop...
Stocks, Dollar Dip After Data With Eyes on Fed
Date: May 1, 2024
Stocks, dollar dip after data with eyes on Fed By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks declined for the first time in three sessions on Wednesday while the dollar dipped against a basket of peers after a flurry of U.S. economic data and ahead of a policy announcement by the...
Euro Zone Inflation Steady in April, Reinforcing ECB Rate Cut Case
Date: April 30, 2024
Euro zone inflation steady in April, reinforcing ECB rate cut case FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation held steady as expected in April but a crucial indicator on underlying price pressures slowed, solidifying an already strong case for the European Central Bank to cut interest rates in June. The ECB all but promised a rate...
Bank of England Tweaks Lifetime Loss Estimate for Qe Programme
Date: April 30, 2024
Bank of England tweaks lifetime loss estimate for QE programme By Andy Bruce (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Tuesday tweaked its estimates for the overall losses made by its quantitative easing bond purchase programme that will fully crystallise over the next 10 years. BY THE NUMBERS The estimates assume the BoE will unwind...