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Bank of England's Greene says she was not close to raising rates this month

LONDON, March 25 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Megan Greene said on Wednesday tha...

25th March, 2026

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ECB won't hesitate to act if inflation at risk of getting entrenched, Kazimir says

FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not hesitate to tighten policy if the...

23rd March, 2026

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Goldman Sachs expects ECB rate hikes in April and June as inflation concerns mount

March 23 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said on Monday it expects the European Central Bank to deliver tw...

23rd March, 2026

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ECB must act in case of second-round inflation impacts, VP tells El Mundo

FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cannot prevent a surge in inflation from s...

23rd March, 2026

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Bank of England policymakers unanimously keep rates on hold in face of war risks

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Bank of England's nine inte...

19th March, 2026

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SNB monetary policy assessment of March 19, 2026

ZURICH, March 19 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank made the following statement after its policy r...

19th March, 2026

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ECB has no pre-set response to MidEast tensions, Lagarde says

BOLOGNA, Italy, March 5 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has no pre-set stance as regards to ge...

5th March, 2026

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Bank of England should not be 'lulled into false sense of security' by lower inflation, Pill says

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that the central...

27th February, 2026

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ECB sells some dollar assets, cuts weight of dollar in reserves

FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank sold some of its dollar assets early last ye...

26th February, 2026

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ECB's Lagarde again hints at completing term

FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday hinted a...

26th February, 2026

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Euro zone business lending growth slows, ECB data shows

FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Bank lending to euro zone business slowed last month while credit to h...

26th February, 2026

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ECB sees no wave of AI-led layoffs yet, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is boosting productivity in the euro zone but...

26th February, 2026