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Top StoriesDollar Edges Down Before Comments From Fed’s Powell
Top StoriesECB Policymakers Keen to Cool Euphoria Over Inflation Drop
Top StoriesSterling Drops, Timing of BoE Rate Cuts in Focus
Top StoriesBank of Spain Governor Warns of Risks of Extending Bank Windfall Tax
Dollar Rebound Extends for Third Day Before Fed’s Powell Speech
Date: November 8, 2023
Dollar rebound extends for third day before Fed’s Powell speech By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar’s rebound extended for a third day on Wednesday after some Federal Reserve policymakers left the door open to further rate hikes, as traders looked to a speech from Chair Jerome Powell on the central bank’s future policy path....
UK Government to Focus on Curbing Inflation, Not Boosting Spending – King’s Speech
Date: November 7, 2023
UK government to focus on curbing inflation, not boosting spending – King’s Speech LONDON (Reuters) -The British government will take responsible decisions on spending and borrowing in order to help bring down the level of inflation, King Charles said on Tuesday, suggesting those in the governing party hoping for tax cuts soon could be disappointed....
Take Five: You (may) Have Arrived at Your Destination
Date: November 6, 2023
Take Five: You (may) have arrived at your destination LONDON (Reuters) -This week will have plenty to keep financial market traders and investors busy, including whether the Federal Reserve really has hit peak rates, another possible rate rise in Australia, a batch of European bank earnings and the continuing conflict in Gaza. Here’s your week-ahead...
Analysis-Traders Bet ECB Will Be First Big Central Bank to Cut Rates
Date: November 3, 2023
Analysis-Traders bet ECB will be first big central bank to cut rates By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Financial markets are ramping up expectations for interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank, betting it will be the first major central bank to ease policy to buffer a euro zone economy facing recession in contrast to...
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 15-year High, Rules Out Quick Cuts to Help Economy
Date: November 2, 2023
Bank of England keeps rates at 15-year high, rules out quick cuts to help economy By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England held interest rates at a 15-year peak on Thursday and said it did not expect to cut them any time soon as it fights to “squeeze out...
Global Central Banks Mark a Possible Plateau
Date: November 2, 2023
Global central banks mark a possible plateau By Howard Schneider, William Schomberg and Francesco Canepa (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s decision to hold its policy interest rate steady on Thursday puts the world’s three major central banks in a “higher-for-longer” holding pattern the length of which will hinge on how inflation behaves, the strength...