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Traders scale back peak interest rate bets as recession fears grip

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Traders are slashing their bets on how far central banks will be able t...

23rd June, 2022

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Euro zone bond yields fall after business activity disappoints

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Euro zone bond yields fell on Thursday after data showed business activ...

23rd June, 2022

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Norway central bank makes largest rate hike in two decades

By Victoria Klesty OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 ba...

23rd June, 2022

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U.S. recession fears darken outlook for global growth

By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Manufacturing growth is slowing from Asi...

23rd June, 2022

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Czech central bank chief: staff urged bigger hike than the 125-bps made

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech National Bank’s staff recommended a bigger interest rate rise than the...

23rd June, 2022

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New ECB bond buys shouldn’t get in way of fighting inflation

By Jesús Aguado and Emma Pinedo MADRID (Reuters) -The European Central Bank’s tool to combat rising...

22nd June, 2022

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Swiss current account surplus widens, SNB slows forex action

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s first-quarter current account surplus widened to 19 billion Swiss fr...

22nd June, 2022

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BoE will ‘act forcefully’ to stem inflation, says Britain’s Sunak

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will “act forcefully” to combat rising prices, British financ...

22nd June, 2022

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Marketmind: Inflation psychology

A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao. Rail strikes, the biggest in three decades, are...

22nd June, 2022

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Friday’s Russell rebalance may stoke more volatility in nervous stock market

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors in the volatile U.S. stock market are preparing...

22nd June, 2022

Image for French central bank cuts growth outlook, sees higher inflation
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French central bank cuts growth outlook, sees higher inflation

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will slow more than expected this year due to the current energy...

21st June, 2022

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Yen sinks to fresh 24-year low vs U.S. dollar

By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Japanese yen plunged ag...

21st June, 2022