monetary policy

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Ukraine's central bank holds key rate steady, says war risks will curb 2025 growth

KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's central bank on Thursday left its key interest rate steady at 15.5% for th...

24th July, 2025

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Russia says Merz's 'militarisation' of Germany is a cause for concern

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday of pursuing a path of...

24th July, 2025

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Explainer-Why the Russian rouble is outperforming and what it means

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian rouble's 45% rise against the U.S. dollar since the start of the year...

24th July, 2025

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Subdued dollar firms after ECB leaves rates alone; tariffs and Fed in focus

By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The euro crept toward its highest level in nearly four years on Thur...

24th July, 2025

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Upbeat ECB keeps rates steady, raising doubts about further easing

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank was set to ke...

23rd July, 2025

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Central banks told to prepare for climate shock to labour market

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Central banks risk being blindsided by climate-driven shocks to global labour m...

22nd July, 2025

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Trading Day: Tech cools, Trump's Fed ire burns

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

22nd July, 2025

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European shares end lower as corporate results, trade anxiety weigh

(Reuters) -European shares nudged lower on Tuesday, weighed down by mixed corporate earnings, while...

22nd July, 2025

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Trading Day: Equity optimism hard to quell

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) -TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global...

21st July, 2025

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Russia's Severstal blames high rates and low prices for 55% Q2 profit plunge

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Severstal, one of Russia's top steelmakers, blamed the high key interest rate for...

21st July, 2025

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Swiss sight deposits jump spurs talk of central bank currency intervention

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Cash lodged by commercial banks overnight with the Swiss National B...

21st July, 2025

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Sterling inches up against euro, dollar but remains near multi-week lows

LONDON (Reuters) -The British pound edged higher against the dollar and euro on Monday, but remained...

21st July, 2025