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BoE's Mann welcomes inflation data, wants improvement in underlying figures

LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said British inflatio...

19th February, 2026

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Exclusive-ECB's Lagarde signals no imminent exit as politics and central banks collide

FRANKFURT, Feb 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has told colleagues...

19th February, 2026

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Trading Day: Wall St rally fades as European shares close at record high; crude surges on supply worries

NEW YORK, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks chased their European counterparts higher on Wednesday, but...

19th February, 2026

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Nestle proposes former SNB chief Thomas Jordan for board of directors

ZURICH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Swiss consumer goods giant Nestle said on Wednesday it has proposed forme...

18th February, 2026

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ECB's Schnabel sees no need to leave her board seat early, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel said she plans to stay on for...

18th February, 2026

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Lagarde's possible early ECB exit leaves investors pondering replacements

By Yoruk Bahceli and Harry Robertson LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Traders on Wednesday were trying to...

18th February, 2026

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Analysis-ECB succession talk puts Knot and De Cos in frame for top job

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The former governors of the Spanish and Dutch cent...

18th February, 2026

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Sterling steady, inflation figures reinforce near-term BoE cut bets

By Samuel Indyk LONDON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - The pound was little changed against the dollar as easing...

18th February, 2026

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ECB’s Cipollone has no indication President Lagarde plans early resignation

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME, Feb 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank Executive Board Member Piero Cipoll...

18th February, 2026

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ECB's Villeroy: I read a rumour about Lagarde, it does not seem like an information

PARIS, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said that a Financial...

18th February, 2026

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Europe's STOXX 600 closes at record high on earnings boost; ECB leadership shift in focus

Feb 18 (Reuters) - The STOXX 600 index rose on Wednesday, with defence stocks in the lead following...

18th February, 2026

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ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron's term ends, FT reports

Feb 18 (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end o...

18th February, 2026