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Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted last month at the fastest pace since late...

4th November, 2022

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Investors trim bets for peak Bank of England rate

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors trimmed their bets on the peak for British interest rates on Thursday a...

4th November, 2022

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Dollar advances after hawkish Fed; pound sinks as BoE warns of ‘very challenging’ outlook

By Amanda Cooper and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar firmed on Thurs...

3rd November, 2022

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Bank of England’s Bailey speaks after rate increase

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates to 3% on Thursday from 2.25%, its bigge...

3rd November, 2022

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Oil falls as Fed rate hike raises fuel demand concerns

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Oil slipped on Thursday as an increase to U.S. interest rates pus...

3rd November, 2022

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Battling high inflation, sanctions, Russia to resume rate-cutting next year – Reuters poll

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will keep interest rates on hold for a few months befo...

3rd November, 2022

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Expert View: Bank of England lifts UK rates to 3% in historic hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised UK interest rates to 3% on Thursday in its largest rat...

3rd November, 2022

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Wave of selling as BoE follows Fed with 75 bps rate hike

By Marc Jones and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares tumbled and the dollar and bond...

3rd November, 2022

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FTSE 100 cuts losses after massive BoE rate hike

By Johann M Cherian (Reuters) – UK’s exporter heavy FTSE 100 index pared losses on Thursday, as the...

3rd November, 2022

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Sterling drops as BoE hikes interest rates but diverges from Fed

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling fell sharply on Thursday as the Bank of England (BoE)...

3rd November, 2022

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Bank of England makes historic rate hike despite ‘very challenging’ outlook

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON, Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates...

3rd November, 2022

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Analysis-Weary investors see little respite to Fed hike gloom

By Davide Barbuscia and David Randall (Reuters) – Investors trying to navigate this year’s relentles...

3rd November, 2022