monetary policy

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Investing

Asian shares pinned near three-month lows, dollar towers at 2-yr peak

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares were pinned near three-month lows on Friday as investo...

20th December, 2024

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Banking

US tariffs would hit Hungary’s growth, boost inflation, central bank says

By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – New tariffs U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

Norway keeps rates on hold, eyes three cuts in 2025

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank held its policy interest rate unchanged at a 16-year high of 4...

19th December, 2024

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UK’s FTSE slides to 1-mo low as Fed dampens mood ahead of BoE

(Reuters) – UK’s main FTSE 100 stock index dropped 1% and revisited its near one-month low on Thursd...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

BOJ keeps ultra-low rates, gives few clues on when it might hike

By Leika Kihara, Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged o...

19th December, 2024

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Trading

Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

By Nimesh Vora and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Central banks from Brazil to Indonesi...

19th December, 2024

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Investing

European stocks tumble after Fed’s hawkish signal

By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) -European stocks tumbled on Thursday, on course for their biggest percen...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

Bank of England to keep rates steady as price pressures linger

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates at 4.75% o...

19th December, 2024

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Banking

Swedish central bank cuts policy rate, cautious on easing in 2025

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter...

19th December, 2024

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Finance

Fed’s hawkish tilt has emerging markets scurrying to save currencies

By Nimesh Vora and Ankur Banerjee MUMBAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Central banks from Brazil to Indonesi...

19th December, 2024

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BOJ keeps rates steady, hawkish board member dissents

By Leika Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged on...

19th December, 2024

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Analysis-US stocks face headwind from rising yields after Fed signals fewer rate cuts

By Lewis Krauskopf and Suzanne McGee NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rally in U.S. stocks is encountering a...

19th December, 2024