BERLIN (Reuters) – Tax revenues of Germany’s federal and regional state governments increased by 0.8% in January compared with the previous year, driven by higher sales taxes and wage taxe[...]
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February 20, 2023
Marketmind: It’s flash PMI time
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. Flash purchasing manager index reports from Japan and Australia on Tuesday will give an insight into h[...]
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Israel’s foreign minister criticizes central bank rate hike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s foreign minister criticized the Bank of Israel for raising its benchmark interest rate again on Monday and said he supported a process that would halt furthe[...]
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Bank of Israel battle against ‘sticky’ inflation rages on
By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Bank of Israel on Monday raised its benchmark interest rate by another half a percentage point, and a senior official said more increases[...]
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Hungary flags further possible delay in access to EU funds -report
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s European Union funds negotiator on Monday flagged a further possible delay in access to billions of euros of recovery money, saying ironing out remaining iss[...]
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Shares steady, dollar dips as US holiday lifts rates gloom
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares inched up on Monday as a U.S. holiday tempered volatility ahead of minutes of the latest Federal Reserve meeting even though data on core inflation has[...]
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Budget demands of German coalition partners unrealistic, says finance minister
By Christian Kraemer and Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Christian Lindner considers the budget demands made by his government coalition partners to be excessive and[...]
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Dollar edges down from six-week peak, Swedish crown jumps
By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar edged lower on Monday but kept close to Friday’s six-week high, after a flurry of economic data reinforced market expectations of tighter mone[...]
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Developing countries’ debt troubles in focus at G20 talks, says Germany’s Lindner
BERLIN (Reuters) – The outlook for the global economy and the situation of highly indebted countries will be the main topics of discussion at the Group of 20 (G20) meetings taking place this wee[...]
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