monetary policy

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Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, spoke on Friday...

19th December, 2025

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Big central banks signal rate-cut cycle is ending

By Naomi Rovnick and Alun John LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Central banks in big economies are signall...

19th December, 2025

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ECB's growth, inflation risks are large but balanced, Sleijpen says

AMSTERDAM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Risks to euro zone growth and inflation are fairly balanced but remain...

19th December, 2025

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ECB policymakers not yet ready to take rate cut off the table

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers warned on Friday about oversized ri...

19th December, 2025

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ECB's Santos Pereira: inflation at target, rate moves to hinge on economy

LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday i...

19th December, 2025

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Russia's Putin says cooling of economy in 2025 is a 'conscious' decision

MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - An economic slowdown in Russia this year to 1% growth from 4.3% in 2024 w...

19th December, 2025

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Growth in euro area highly uncertain due to trade war and tensions, ECB's Rehn says

HELSINKI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The outlook for growth and inflation in the euro area remains highly un...

19th December, 2025

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ECB wage tracker signals gradual normalisation of negotiated wage pressures

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone wage growth should gradually slow and normalise next year, t...

19th December, 2025

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Trading Day: Three cheers for 'whacky' inflation

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 18 (Reuters) - This will be the last regular 'Trading Day' n...

19th December, 2025

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ECB policymakers see steady rates next year but cut not off table, sources say

FRANKFURT, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers expect to keep interest rates stead...

18th December, 2025

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Bank of England's Bailey sees inflation near 2% target by May

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - British inflation looks on course to return to close to its 2% target by...

18th December, 2025

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ECB's Lagarde 'fully confident' EU will agree reparation loan plan for Ukraine

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Thursday she wa...

18th December, 2025