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Image for UK’s Sunak hardens attitude to BoE’s Bailey as inflation roars
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UK’s Sunak hardens attitude to BoE’s Bailey as inflation roars

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Rishi Sunak has toughened his language tow...

17th June, 2022

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Central banks opt for shock and awe to tame inflation (bar one)

LONDON (Reuters) -The Federal Reserve this week delivered its biggest interest rate rise in over a q...

17th June, 2022

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Chances of recession in Britain in next two years have increased, says JPM

(Reuters) – Chances of Britain heading into a recession over the next year or two have increased ami...

17th June, 2022

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Bank of England isn’t committed to being ‘forceful’, Pill says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England’s new message that it may have to act “force...

17th June, 2022

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Stocks eye steepest slide since 2020 as central bankers roil markets

By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks headed for their worst week since markets’ pandemic...

17th June, 2022

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ECB’s Knot says several 50 bps rate hikes possible if inflation worsens

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymaker Klaas Knot told Dutch radio broadcaster BNR on...

17th June, 2022

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UK shares gain at end of turbulent week but set for weekly fall

By Devik Jain (Reuters) – UK stocks rose on Friday, with miner Glencore and media company Future gai...

17th June, 2022

Image for Russia cenbank hopes for quick decision on restoring ‘budget rule’
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Russia cenbank hopes for quick decision on restoring ‘budget rule’

(Reuters) – The Russian central bank hopes authorities will make a decision on reintroducing the cou...

17th June, 2022

Image for Yen tanks 1.9% after BOJ sticks to stimulus, franc climbs again
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Yen tanks 1.9% after BOJ sticks to stimulus, franc climbs again

LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japanese yen fell as much as 1.9% on Friday after the Bank of Japan buc...

17th June, 2022

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Once feted for pandemic heroics, world’s central banks now face an uneasy crowd

By Howard Schneider, Julie Gordon and Leika Kihara WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global central bankers, wh...

17th June, 2022

Image for BoE raises rates by 25 basis points again but says ready to act forcefully
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BoE raises rates by 25 basis points again but says ready to act forcefully

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by...

16th June, 2022

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Russia needs export rethink but no capital controls, central bank chief says

(Reuters) -Russia needs to rethink the contours of its export-dependent economy to ensure that indus...

16th June, 2022