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ECB rate should be back in positive territory by year end: Villeroy

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank should raise its deposit rate back into positive terr...

6th May, 2022

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Take Five: The tightrope trick

How to dampen inflation without slamming the brakes on growth? That’s the tricky job central banks f...

6th May, 2022

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Dollar index hits 20-year high, sterling tumbles on dovish BoE

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar hit a 20-year high against a basket of currencies...

5th May, 2022

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Euro zone yields rise, tracking moves in U.S. Treasuries

By Stefano Rebaudo and Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) -Euro zone borrowing costs were up on Thursday as a j...

5th May, 2022

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BoE flags risk of recession and 10% inflation as it raises rates again

By David Milliken, William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England sent a sta...

5th May, 2022

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Pound skids 2% on BoE recession warning, biggest daily fall since 2020

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s pound and government bond yields slid on Thursday, after...

5th May, 2022

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Dollar bounces, sterling tumbles on dovish BoE

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar rebounded on Thursday but held below 20-year highs...

5th May, 2022

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No messing around, central banks ramp up inflation fight

LONDON (Reuters) – In a race to get on top of surging inflation, central banks in the United States,...

5th May, 2022

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Russian rouble hits highest level since March 2020; sanctions talk in focus

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble briefly reached its highest level against the dollar since March 2020...

5th May, 2022

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Bank of England’s Bailey explains rate hike

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday for the fourth meeting runn...

5th May, 2022

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ECB sees sequence of moves to lift rates into positive territory: Lane

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is preparing for a sequence of rate hikes that will p...

5th May, 2022

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Bank of England raises rates to 1% despite looming recession risk

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, May 5 (Reuters) – The Bank of England raised interes...

5th May, 2022