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Fed officials say more rate hikes needed, despite slowing inflation

By Ann Saphir and Howard Schneider (Reuters) -Slowing U.S. inflation may have opened the door for th...

11th August, 2022

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Analysis: With reshuffled cabinet, PM Kishida gets to work in choosing next BOJ head

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – With a cabinet reshuffle out of the way, Prime Minister Fumio Kish...

10th August, 2022

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Norwegian inflation raises expectations of faster rate hikes

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s core inflation jumped in July to its highest in more than two decades, exc...

10th August, 2022

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Exclusive-Bank of England will probably need to raise rates again, Ramsden says

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will probably have to rai...

9th August, 2022

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Exclusive-Bank of England would sell gilts even if it cuts rates in future, Ramsden says

By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England would press on with plans...

9th August, 2022

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The pound, gilts and renewables: the winners and losers under Britain’s future PM

LONDON (Reuters) – The race to be the next leader of Britain’s ruling-Conservative Party and the cou...

8th August, 2022

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U.S. job growth surges in July as labor market defies recession fears

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, lifting t...

5th August, 2022

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Factbox-What is central bank independence?

(Reuters) – Talk of changes to the Bank of England’s powers has revived a debate on whether central...

5th August, 2022

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BoE’s Bailey rebuffs talk of less central bank independence in UK

By William Schomberg and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey pus...

5th August, 2022

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Dollar slips as before U.S. jobs data as markets digest Fed Hawkishness

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar eased against most major currencies on Thursday as...

4th August, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995 even as long recession looms

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates...

4th August, 2022

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Quotes – ‘All options are on the table’: BoE press conference after rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates by the most in 27 years on Thursday, de...

4th August, 2022