MOSCOW (Reuters) -Inflationary risks in Russia must decrease in order to create room for interest rate cuts, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Thursday, in hawkish comments a week before[...]
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April 20, 2023
India monetary tightening cycle not over, inflation remains a concern -MPC minutes
By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s current rate tightening cycle may not be over as more hikes could be warranted to align inflation towards the central bank’s medium term targ[...]
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Euro zone inflation too high – Lagarde
PARIS (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is too high and the European Central Bank’s monetary policy must strive to bring back inflation towards its 2% goal, ECB President Christine Lagarde s[...]
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Some ECB governors doubted ‘immaculate disinflation’ in March
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Some European Central Bank policymakers worried at their last meeting that the ECB’s new economic forecasts about wages, growth and inflation were too benign, even before th[...]
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German govt to slightly raise 2023 GDP forecast – sources
By Holger Hansen BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is set to slightly raise its economic growth forecast for this year to 0.4% from its previously predicted 0.2%, two sources told Reuters on Thu[...]
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China’s central bank official dismisses long-term deflation scenario
By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -A recovery in Chinese consumer demand needs time to pick up due to the “scarring effect” of COVID-19, but there is no basis for any long-term deflation, an[...]
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Learn by doing, German renewables companies bid to beat labour shortage
By Maria Martinez and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) – German wind power developer SL Naturenergie has been looking for a senior project developer for two years now without success. The company[...]
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Japan will keep calling for China to act responsibly, Kishida says
By Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan will keep calling for China to act responsibly on the world stage, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday, a sign of Tokyo’s deepening concern abou[...]
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Marketmind: Oil price relapse
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Throwing another curve ball into an already confusing inflation picture, crude oil prices have retreated sharply again this week and[...]
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