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Challenge to dollar supremacy a long way off, central bankers say
There is no prospect of a major challenge to the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency of choice any time soon, ...
ECB's Lagarde Says Euro's Rise Also Reflects Economic Strength
The euro's recent appreciation against the dollar doesn't just reflect market conditions but also the strength of the euro ...
European Central Bank head: Frequent shocks to economy make inflation more unpredictable
The head of the European Central Bank said inflation has become more unpredictable due to shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic ...
ECB can afford to hold off on further rate changes for a while, Müller says
The European Central Bank can afford to wait a while before contemplating any further change in interest rates, and it is not ...
Bank Stocks Are Roaring as Growth Outlook Brightens
In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Banks Index rose 29% in the six months through yesterday, its strongest first half since 1997, while ...
European Central Bank's tightening cycle is ‘done,' chief economist says
We do think the last cycle is done, bringing inflation down from the peak of 10[%], back to 2%, that element is over,” Philip ...
FTSE 100 advances and outperforms European peers
The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were ConvaTec, down 16.4p at 272.0p, Rolls-Royce, down 28.0p at 939.6p, Babcock ...
Interest rates are still on ‘downward’ path, says Bank of England chief
Last month, the Bank of England held interest rates at 4.25% after four cuts over the past year, bringing it from a recent ...
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European Central Bank updates monetary policy strategy, focusing on agility
Medium-term inflation target confirmed at 2%, while bank says agile and flexible policy tools will be used in response to ...
European stocks to open flat to higher as investors survey the trade talks, tariff landscape
Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed overnight as investors assessed the record gains on Wall Street and the prospects for trade ...
A week of central bank communication horror shows
At the start of the conference, the ECB announced the result of its five-year strategy review (more on that later). But one of the key themes for central bankers here is how to communicate when the ...
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Central bank governors are hesitant about sudden policy changes
Top central bankers from the world’s largest economies convene on Tuesday in Sintra, Portugal, to discuss monetary policy as markets prepare for the second half of 2025. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome ...