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ECB holds interest rates, says cut ‘appropriate’ if inflation falls

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Jessica Roberts

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, March 7, ...

Bank of Japan hikes rates for the first time in 17 years in a historic shift, abolishes yield curve control

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Jessica Roberts

Japan flag and Japanese Yen cash banknotes (money, economy, business, finance, inflation, crisis) Javier Ghersi | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s central ...

UK inflation holds steady at 4%, lower than expected

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London was the No. 2 most-visited city in the world for 2023, according to Euromonitor International. Karl Hendon | Moment | Getty ...

China’s factory activity expanded in January, diverging from official data

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Jessica Roberts

Several bills, each with a value of 100 Chinese renminbi, lie on a table. Johannes Neudecker | Picture Alliance | Getty Images ...

Singapore’s central bank leaves policy unchanged in first quarterly meeting of 2024

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Jessica Roberts

The Merlion statue in Singapore, on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. Photographer: Lionel Ng/Bloomberg via Getty Images Lionel Ng | Bloomberg | Getty ...

European Central Bank set to hold rates as market debates cut timeline

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Jessica Roberts

A man shelters from the rain under an umbrella as he walks past the Euro currency sign in front of the former ...

China’s PBOC announces RRR cut as it seeks to boost growth

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Jessica Roberts

Pan Gongsheng was named party secretary of the People’s Bank of China on July 1, 2023. Vcg | Visual China Group | ...

Top Citi strategist says healthier economic growth is coming

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Jessica Roberts

Jim Dyson | Getty Images News | Getty Images The global economy does not need a “collapse” in order to bring inflation ...

Treasury yields retreat ahead of big week for economic data

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Jessica Roberts

Treasurys TICKER COMPANY YIELD CHANGE US1M U.S. 1 Month Treasury 5.408% +0.023 US3M U.S. 3 Month Treasury 5.379% +0.012 US6M U.S. 6 ...

UK inflation rate surprises with rise to 4%, led by alcohol and tobacco

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Jessica Roberts

Andresr | E+ | Getty Images Economists polled by Reuters had expected a modest decline in the annual headline CPI to 3.8%, ...