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By David Ljunggren and Ismail Shakil OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada’s Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland unexpectedly resigned on Monday over a policy clash with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, dismissing his plans for…

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ECB’s Lagarde flags more rate cuts if inflation continues to ease

December 16, 2024

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will cut interest rates further if inflation continues to ease towards its 2% target as restricting economic growth is no longer necessary, ECB…

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Explainer-How Republicans plan to pass Trump’s agenda through ‘reconciliation’

December 16, 2024

By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President-elect Donald Trump’s Republicans take control of the U.S. Congress next month, they plan to rely on a maneuver called “reconciliation” to achieve…

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Pakistan central bank cuts key rate by 200 bps, fifth in a row

December 16, 2024

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s central bank cut its key policy rate by 200 basis points to 13% on Monday, it said in a statement, its fifth straight…

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Britain to publish economic and fiscal forecasts on March 26

December 16, 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will publish its next set of economic and fiscal forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) on March 26, finance minister Rachel Reeves said in…

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UBS dissects the UK economy into 2025

December 16, 2024

Investing.com – UBS looks forward to the new year from the perspective of the UK economy, having rounded up the current year. Despite many forecasts to the contrary, the country…

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Germany to implement provisional budget in 2025 amid elections

December 16, 2024

Germany’s finance ministry has announced the adoption of a provisional budget for the onset of 2025. This decision was taken in the wake of the dissolution of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s…

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Lula slams interest rate levels as ‘the only thing wrong’ with Brazil

December 16, 2024

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slammed what he sees as the country’s excessively high interest rates, saying that borrowing costs were “the only thing…

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Moody’s lowers France’s credit rating to Aa3

December 16, 2024

Moody’s (NYSE:MCO) Investors Service has reduced France’s credit rating to Aa3 with a stable outlook from the previous Aa2 with a negative outlook. This unexpected downgrade follows the credit rating…

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Fed sees a glimmer that recent US productivity gains may last

December 16, 2024

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dreanda Cordero reentered the job market this year after a five-year break to raise three children, landing a data entry position she was not…

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