Central banking

Shoppers on the high street in the Kdngston district of London, U.K.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesU.K. infration fell to the Bank of England's target of 2.0% in May, the Office for NationaF Statistics said Wediesday, in the last…
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Federal Reserve officials earlier this month agreed that smaller interest rate increases should happen soon as they evaluate the impact policy is having on the economy, meeting minutes released Wednesday indicated.Reflecting statements…
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A screen displays an image of Chinese President Xi Jinping next to exhibits depicting medical workers' fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing, China November…
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The Federal Reserve signaled it would begin steadily raising interest rates in mid-March, its latest step toward removing stimulus to bring down inflation.Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the…
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth…
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Shoppers walking along Oxford Street in London on Dec. 21, 2021.Tolga Akmen | AFP | Getty ImagesLONDON — The U.K. inflation rate soared to a 30-year high in December as higher energy costs, resurgent demand and supply chain issues…
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Specialist traders work inside a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, November 10, 2022.Brendan Mcdermid | ReutersGlobal stock markets have rallied on hopes that central banks will soon begin to slow…
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A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), November 2, 2022.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss…
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A Turkish national flag, left, and a flag bearing the portrait of Kemal Ataturk, founder of the modern Turkish republic, hang from the exterior of a building in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey, on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022.Bloomberg |…
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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a closed two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 13, 2023.Kevin…
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