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Sterling set for best week in over three months on UK budget relief

Reeves fought back on Thursday against criticism of the government's spending plans International News via Reuters: Sterling was heading for its best weekly performance in over...

Bank of England’s Greene says budget energy measures may help lower price expectations

Greene said policymakers typically would look through measures that only led to a one-off fall in inflation rather than caused year-on-year falls in prices International...

French antitrust watchdog dismisses complaint filed against Microsoft

The Autorite de la Concurrence, as the watchdog is known, said Qwant failed to bring elements sufficiently convincing to sustain its claims International News via...

Euro zone sentiment indicator, lending data confirm lukewarm growth

The euro zone economy has proven unexpectedly resilient to trade shocks and uncertainty this year but growth remains unspectacular International News via Reuters: Bank lending to...

Sterling snaps five-day rally versus the dollar, caution on UK budget

The greenback edged up against its major peers on Thursday, pausing in what is set to be its biggest weekly decline since July International News...

UK shares edge higher as miners and banks gain ahead of budget

The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.2% by 10:55 GMT, while the domestically focused FTSE 250 added 0.3% International News via Reuters: UK stocks advanced on Wednesday,...

Sterling steady ahead of Britain’s long-awaited budget

Reeves is expected to raise tens of billions of new tax revenue in a budget that will test her credibility with investors International News via...

Central bank body BIS appoints new head of digital currency hub

Often dubbed the central bankers' central bank, the BIS has been looking to fill the role since former Swedish central banker Cecilia Skingsley left...

Stocks climb, US yields fall on elevated Fed cut expectations

On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were lower in the early stages of trading International News via Reuters: Global stocks rose on Tuesday and...

BoE bond sales may be pushing up borrowing costs by more than thought, research shows

A study by University of Liverpool economist Costas Milas suggests that the BoE's quantitative tightening programme has raised the 10-year gilt yield by an...

UK stocks edge higher with upcoming budget in focus

The blue-chip FTSE 100 edged higher 0.2% as of 10:50 GMT, while the FTSE 250 index of domestically oriented UK firms rose 0.1% International News...

Stablecoins could siphon off euro zone bank deposits, ECB warns

Stablecoins, digital assets designed to maintain a stable value, have been growing in popularity and their market value now exceeds $280 billion International News via...
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