LONDON (Reuters) – British factories’ output and export orders slid this month, according to a survey on Monday that underlined the troubles faced by the manufacturing sector, including hi[...]
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December 19, 2022
German business morale approaches 2023 on high note – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business morale rose more than expected in December as the outlook for Europe’s largest economy improved despite the energy crisis and high inflation, a survey sh[...]
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Morning bid: No Messi magic for markets
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga Soccer fans enjoyed an extraordinary final of the World Cup on Sunday as high emotion and intense drama gave way to Lionel Mes[...]
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Dutch inflation to stick around 5% as energy costs bite – central bank
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Inflation in the Netherlands is set to remain at a relatively high level of around 5% in the next two years as soaring energy costs feed into the prices of other goods and[...]
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Yen for change
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. World markets head into the final full week of 2022 slightly punch drunk from this month’s latest salvo of central bank intere[...]
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ECB’s strong policy response needed for next half year, Kazimir says
(Reuters) – The inflation outlook requires the European Central Bank to continue with its strong policy response, and interest rates will need to go into “restrictive” territory and[...]
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ECB’s de Guindos says changing inflation goal will hurt credibility
MADRID (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will not revise its mid-term price stability goal of 2% as that would undermine credibility, Vice-President Luis de Guindos said, adding that it was[...]
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Ex-BOJ Nakaso sees Japan lagging in exiting stimulus due to weak economy, wages
TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan is continuing large-scale monetary stimulus as the economy has not fully recovered from COVID-induced slump and as wage growth has lagged behind price hikes,[...]
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Asia’s stockpickers struggle in vintage year for big picture hedge funds
By Summer Zhen and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s hedge funds are heading for their worst showing in a dozen years, with long-short stockpickers wrongfooted by volatility in China, wh[...]
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