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Analysis: ECB faces Italian debt test as politics intervenes

By Francesco Canepa and Giselda Vagnoni FRANKFURT/ROME (Reuters) – The European Central Bank seems a...

27th July, 2022

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Euro zone business lending unexpectedly surges in June

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lending to euro zone companies accelerated in June, confounding fears that ban...

27th July, 2022

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Euro zone business activity contracted in July as price rises bite – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity unexpectedly contracted this month due to an accelera...

22nd July, 2022

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ECB hikes rates, throws lifeline to indebted countries

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank raised interes...

21st July, 2022

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Italy’s ‘Super Mario’ Draghi undone by political infighting

ROME (Reuters) – Mario Draghi, the central banker turned Italian prime minister, won plaudits for hi...

21st July, 2022

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Stocks dip, euro volatile after ECB rate hike

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stock markets lost ground after four str...

21st July, 2022

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ECB to join rate hike club with big move under discussion

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will raise in...

21st July, 2022

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Analysis-Debt-laden Italy looks no less vulnerable as rates shoot higher

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – Debt-laden Italy finds itself in markets’ c...

20th July, 2022

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ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers are c...

19th July, 2022

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The hike is (almost) here! Now for what comes next: Five questions for the ECB

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Stefano Rebaudo and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Ba...

18th July, 2022

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Analysis-ECB bond aid plan’s fault lines exposed by Italy’s political crisis

By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A government crisis in Italy is complicating a politically...

15th July, 2022

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ECB set for 25bps rate hike in July; slim majority say should do 50 -economists

By Swathi Nair BENGALURU (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will stand by its policy guidance and...

15th July, 2022