Morning Bid: Bonne chance, Bayrou
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan France’s new government faces a big test today. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou is expected to lay…
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BOJ deputy governor flags chance of rate hike next week
By Leika Kihara YOKOHAMA (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook…
Dollar clings to 2-year high as US rates, tariffs in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hung near its highest in more than two years on Tuesday as traders scale back U.S. rate cuts in 2025 after strong…
Bank of Korea to cut rates on Jan. 16, may ease just once this quarter amid political turmoil: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Korea will cut its base rate by a quarter-point on Thursday, a month earlier than previously expected, to support a struggling…
ECB to end policy restriction by midsummer at latest, Rehn says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates and should end policy restriction in the coming months, but looming trade tariffs, which may not even be…
Australia consumer sentiment index dips 0.7% in Jan
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian consumer sentiment dipped for a second month in January as financial stress dominated at the start of the new year, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting…
Six EU countries call for lowering of G7 price cap on Russian oil
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Six European Union countries on Monday called on the European Commission to lower the $60 per barrel price cap put on Russian oil by G7 countries, arguing it…
Traffic falls in New York City after $9 congestion fee introduced
(Reuters) – New York City transit officials said on Monday that traffic fell by 7.5% last week and 273,000 fewer cars entered Manhattan’s central business district after the United States’…
US Fed bank boards more diverse this year than last
(Reuters) – The boards of directors of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks have grown more diverse by gender and race in 2025, data released by the U.S. central bank…