London's FTSE 100 logs best month in more than two years
Britain's benchmark share index closed at a record high on Friday and logged its best month in more than two years, while ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Key U.S. Data, News on Tariffs in Focus; BOE Could Cut Rates
The Fed left interest rates on hold at its January meeting and signaled that it was in no hurry to cut rates further. U.S. money markets currently price in just under two 25 basis-point rate cuts this ...
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Trump gets lower rates but Fed the exception
US President Donald Trump is getting his wish that interest rates drop across the world, just not at home, where a strong economy and uncertainty over his own policies have set the stage for the ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
Eurozone Inflation to Settle at 2% Target by Summer, Villeroy Says
The eurozone’s annual rate of inflation is on track to settle at 2% by this summer, with the ECB’s key rate moving toward a ...
Stock markets gain at end of turbulent week
Major stock markets rose Friday, as a key US inflation reading met expectations and strong results from Apple reassured ...
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Four Bank of England scenarios, with a rate cut widely expected
Expect an 8-1 vote in favour of another rate cut next Thursday, though we doubt the Bank will drop too many hints on what ...
PCE Report Shows Fed's Favorite Inflation Measure Accelerated In December
The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation picked up in December, pushing the central bank's goal of a 2% annual rate farther into the distance.
Sun readers’ chance to grill Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey – submit your question here
SUN readers are being given the chance to put their questions to the man responsible for setting how much interest you pay on ...
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THINK Ahead: Central bankers’ calm before the inevitable storms
Whisper it, but maybe life’s not so bad for many of the world's central bankers right now. But James Smith, ever the optimist, reckons that’s not going to last long. From tariffs to tech tantrums, ...
Book extract- David McWilliams Money: A Story of Humanity
Over the past 5,000 years, money has profoundly altered humanity and our relationships with each other and with the rest of ...
The Fed’s go-to inflation gauge heated up again
The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge moved even higher in December, driven in part by rising food and energy prices. However, a closely watched measurement of underlying inflation trends ...