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Britain lifts rates by most since 1995, latest to deliver aggressive hikes

(Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday by half-a-point in its biggest mov...

4th August, 2022

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Instant View: Bank of England raises rates by most since 1995

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

4th August, 2022

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Euro zone consumers brace for recession and high inflation – ECB survey

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Consumers in the euro zone are bracing for the economy to shrink and for high...

4th August, 2022

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Analysis: Some investors doubt summer surge in corporate bonds will last

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) – A roaring rebound in U.S. corporate bonds is being met with...

3rd August, 2022

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Wall Street rallies, Treasury yields rise on strong economic data, Fed resolve

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose sharply and Treasury yields touched two-week h...

3rd August, 2022

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Dollar rises vs yen; U.S. economic data, Fed officials’ comments supportive

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was up against the yen on Wednesday af...

3rd August, 2022

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Swiss inflation steadies in July, still above SNB target

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss consumer price inflation held steady at 3.4% in July, slightly less than eco...

3rd August, 2022

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Global cenbanks lift rates by nearly 1,200 bps in July

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Major developed and emerging market cent...

3rd August, 2022

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Analysis: U.S. banks face trillion-dollar reverse repo headache

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trillions of dollars in overnight cash tucked a...

2nd August, 2022

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Euro area to get back half what it’s spending on war fallout – ECB

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone countries are spending more than they will get back to cushion the e...

2nd August, 2022

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Bank of England to get more aggressive with 50 bps hike on Thursday: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is now expected to lift borrowing costs by...

1st August, 2022

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Dollar sinks below 132 yen as traders boost recession bets

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar declined to its lowest level in more than si...

1st August, 2022