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Swiss current account surplus widens, SNB slows forex action

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s first-quarter current account surplus widened to 19 billion Swiss fr...

22nd June, 2022

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BoE will ‘act forcefully’ to stem inflation, says Britain’s Sunak

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will “act forcefully” to combat rising prices, British financ...

22nd June, 2022

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Marketmind: Inflation psychology

A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao. Rail strikes, the biggest in three decades, are...

22nd June, 2022

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Friday’s Russell rebalance may stoke more volatility in nervous stock market

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors in the volatile U.S. stock market are preparing...

22nd June, 2022

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French central bank cuts growth outlook, sees higher inflation

PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy will slow more than expected this year due to the current energy...

21st June, 2022

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Yen sinks to fresh 24-year low vs U.S. dollar

By Samuel Indyk and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Japanese yen plunged ag...

21st June, 2022

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Wall Street set for bounceback but recession risk keeps investors cautious

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Stocks on global indexes rose sharply on Tuesday, with...

21st June, 2022

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BoE’s Pill says rate rises are a blunt tool, cannot fine-tune sterling

By David Milliken and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England’s monetary policy must focus...

21st June, 2022

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Bank of England’s Mann says weak pound makes case for big rate hike

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England should raise rates fas...

21st June, 2022

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Marketmind: Why the calm in markets won’t last

A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. Last week’s market turmoil that sparked th...

21st June, 2022

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Bank of England’s Mann says weak pound makes case for big rate hike

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England should raise rates fas...

20th June, 2022

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New ECB tool must backstop commitment to euro – Villeroy

PARIS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank’s planned instrument against financial fragmentation bet...

20th June, 2022