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Swiss inflation steadies in July, still above SNB target

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss consumer price inflation held steady at 3.4% in July, slightly less than eco...

3rd August, 2022

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Global cenbanks lift rates by nearly 1,200 bps in July

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Major developed and emerging market cent...

3rd August, 2022

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Analysis: U.S. banks face trillion-dollar reverse repo headache

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trillions of dollars in overnight cash tucked a...

2nd August, 2022

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Euro area to get back half what it’s spending on war fallout – ECB

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone countries are spending more than they will get back to cushion the e...

2nd August, 2022

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Bank of England to get more aggressive with 50 bps hike on Thursday: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is now expected to lift borrowing costs by...

1st August, 2022

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Dollar sinks below 132 yen as traders boost recession bets

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar declined to its lowest level in more than si...

1st August, 2022

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Bank of England probes the persistence of UK’s inflation surge

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England says it will act forcefully if needed to stop the surge in in...

1st August, 2022

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Fed’s aggressive rate-hike path bolstered by new inflation, wage data

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week he...

29th July, 2022

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Wall Street extends July rebound, led by tech, energy

By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) – U.S. stocks extended their July rebound on Friday, with the dolla...

29th July, 2022

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Dollar rallies from three-week lows as U.S. data shows pick-up in inflation

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Saikat Chatterjee NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rebounded f...

29th July, 2022

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Tight U.S. labor market keeps upward pressure on wages; inflation heats up

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs increased strongly in the second quarter a...

29th July, 2022

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Russia’s 2022 inflation seen at 13.4%, more rate cuts to come: Reuters poll

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Analysts have trimmed their year-end inflation forecasts for Russia and see room...

29th July, 2022