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Image for Euro zone inflation hits yet another record high after big jump
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Euro zone inflation hits yet another record high after big jump

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation rose to another record high in July and its peak could sti...

29th July, 2022

Image for Swiss National Bank posts record H1 loss, says no policy impact
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Swiss National Bank posts record H1 loss, says no policy impact

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank reported a first-half loss of 95.2 billion...

29th July, 2022

Image for BlackRock’s Li says market too optimistic on European earnings
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BlackRock’s Li says market too optimistic on European earnings

By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) – Financial markets are too optimistic on the outlook for European...

28th July, 2022

Image for Shares take a breather after Fed rally, dollar slides on yen
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Shares take a breather after Fed rally, dollar slides on yen

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – World shares consolidated a six-week high on Thursday as investors...

28th July, 2022

Image for Dollar hits three-week low to yen as Fed’s Powell less hawkish than feared
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Dollar hits three-week low to yen as Fed’s Powell less hawkish than feared

By Kevin Buckland and Rae Wee TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar dropped to a three-week low versus the ye...

28th July, 2022

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Sterling flirts with three-month high vs euro

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling inched towards a three-month high versus the euro and a one-month high a...

28th July, 2022

Image for Fed unveils 75-basis-point rate hike, flags weakening economic data
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Fed unveils 75-basis-point rate hike, flags weakening economic data

By Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark o...

28th July, 2022

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Earnings enliven recession-focused markets ahead of Fed meeting

By Sinéad Carew and Sujata Rao NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street shares gained ground on Wedne...

27th July, 2022

Image for Analysis: ECB faces Italian debt test as politics intervenes
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Analysis: ECB faces Italian debt test as politics intervenes

By Francesco Canepa and Giselda Vagnoni FRANKFURT/ROME (Reuters) – The European Central Bank seems a...

27th July, 2022

Image for Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure
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Global growth headed down as inflation surge to endure

By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – The global economy is mired in a serious slowdown, with some ke...

27th July, 2022

Image for Euro zone business lending unexpectedly surges in June
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Euro zone business lending unexpectedly surges in June

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lending to euro zone companies accelerated in June, confounding fears that ban...

27th July, 2022

Image for IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns high inflation threatens recession
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IMF cuts global growth outlook, warns high inflation threatens recession

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund cut global growth forecasts ag...

26th July, 2022