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Image for Dollar drops against euro after ECB indicates possible end to rate easing cycle
Finance

Dollar drops against euro after ECB indicates possible end to rate easing cycle

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar softened on Thursday, stuck near six-week lows aft...

5th June, 2025

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ECB cuts rates again but hints at pause

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is almost cert...

4th June, 2025

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Finance

Euro zone business growth stalls in May as services stumble, PMI shows

LONDON (Reuters) -Euro zone business activity barely expanded in May as the dominant services indust...

4th June, 2025

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European shares flat amidst inflation data, trade jitters

By Purvi Agarwal, Sanchayaita Roy and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) -Europe's benchmark stock index ended...

3rd June, 2025

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Russia's economy minister calls for 'timely' rate cut to boost growth

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's economy minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Tuesday that the central bank...

3rd June, 2025

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Finance

BoE's Bailey sticks with 'careful' rate cut view as uncertainty deepens

(Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday he was sticking with a "gradual an...

3rd June, 2025

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Sterling tiptoes lower; 40-year gilt auction, BoE speakers in focus

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound trod water on Tuesday, holding mostly steady against the dollar and the...

3rd June, 2025

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Euro zone inflation eases below ECB target, supporting rate cut bets

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation eased below the European Central Bank's target last month,...

3rd June, 2025

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BoE's Bailey sees rate path shrouded increasingly by uncertainty

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the path for interest rates was now sh...

3rd June, 2025

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BoE's Breeden saw case for May rate cut even without trade turmoil

(Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden said on Tuesday that she saw a case for cut...

3rd June, 2025

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Swiss inflation turns negative, raising likelihood of negative interest rates

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss inflation turned negative in May, marking the first decline in consumer pric...

3rd June, 2025

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OECD lowers global outlook as Trump trade war hits US growth

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) -Global economic growth is slowing more than expected only a few mon...

3rd June, 2025