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ECB likely to get out of negative rates by September, Lagarde says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is likely to lift its deposit rate out of negative te...

23rd May, 2022

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Take Five: Surging inflation, recession risk and tanking markets

(Reuters) – Central banks are wrestling with inflation and sliding stocks are feeling the heat, leav...

23rd May, 2022

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Czech central bank chief: rates likely to rise in June if forecast confirmed

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The Czech central bank will likely raise interest rate further in June if data fr...

22nd May, 2022

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Ex-Bank of England governor King says central banks share blame for inflation

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Former Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Friday that...

20th May, 2022

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Take Five: Surging inflation, recession risk and tanking markets

(Reuters) – Central banks are wrestling with inflation and sliding stocks are feeling the heat, leav...

20th May, 2022

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European shares rally as China stimulus lifts recovery hopes

(Reuters) -European shares surged on Friday and were set to erase weekly losses as hopes of an econo...

20th May, 2022

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BoE’s Pill sees need for further interest rate rises

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will need to raise interest rates further t...

20th May, 2022

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Shanghai finds cases after five days of ‘zero COVID’ but end of lockdown on track

By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai announced its first new COVID-19 cases outside qu...

20th May, 2022

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Egypt’s central bank, citing inflation, hikes interest rates 200 bps

CAIRO (Reuters) -The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Thursday raised its overnight interest rates by...

19th May, 2022

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As ECB pares back stimulus, investors alert for fragmentation risk

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – As the European Central Bank races towards the stimulus exit...

19th May, 2022

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By Dragon’s Rock, world’s policymakers plot how to slay stagflation

By Francesco Canepa KOENIGSWINTER, Germany (Reuters) – The world’s top central bankers and finance m...

19th May, 2022

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Investor hedges drive ECB rate hike bets beyond forecasts

By Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) – Although economists have warmed to the idea of the euro zone’s...

18th May, 2022