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The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s tax plans: stop trying to buy votes

Editorial: The IMF is right: Downing Street is taking a foolish risk by putting tax cuts before public spending

The Guardian - UK

Hope fades for cut in interest rates for industrialised nations

US Federal Reserve expected to hold rate, ECB says talks on reductions premature and Bank of England could delay change until summer

The Guardian - UK

ECB chief says talk of interest rate cuts ‘premature;’ US economy grows faster than expected – as it happened

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde holds press conference after bank keeps interest rates unchanged as expected

The Guardian - UK

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ECB To Stand Pat And Urge Patience On Rate Cuts

The European Central Bank is expected to stand pat Thursday and call for patience in the ongoing battle against inflation, pushing back against market hopes of rapid interest rate cuts.

International Business Times

ECB To Signal No Rush To Cut Interest Rates

European Central Bank policymakers are expected to keep interest rates steady on Thursday and signal they are in no hurry to start slashing borrowing costs despite progress against inflation.

International Business Times

Globalisation is not dead, but it is fading: ‘glocalisation’ is becoming the new mantra

Industrial policy such as a green growth plan is no longer a dirty word as nations realise shorter supply chains and a strategic state role are necessary

The Guardian - UK

Tata Steel accused of ‘industrial vandalism’ over plan to cut up to 2,800 UK jobs – as it happened

Tata Steel confirmed plans to close two Welsh blast furnaces and cut up to 2,800 jobs

The Guardian - UK

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A wary world girds for Donald Trump’s return to the White House

When Estonia’s much-fêted prime minister, Kaja Kallas, went to Washington in November, she didn’t just meet with White House officials. She also made sure to talk to key allies of Donald Trump.

The Times of India

Trump re-election 'clear threat' to the US: ECB chief

Christine Lagarde has major concerns about a second Trump presidency based on his record on defense, trade, and the environment.

Fortune

Trump is ‘clearly a threat’ to Europe, says head of European Central Bank

‘If we should learn lessons from history, from the way he led the first four years of his mandate, it is clearly a threat’

The Independent UK

Eurozone Inflation Rises To 2.9% In December

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone rose to 2.9 percent in December mainly due to energy costs, official data showed Friday.

International Business Times

ECB Pauses Again, Pushes Back On Rate Cut Hopes

Eurozone inflation slowed faster than expected in November to a two-year low of 2.4 percent, after peaking at around 10% last year.

Latin Times

Is the spectre of inflation finally fading – and what could it mean for Biden?

For three years central banks in the US and Europe have been struggling to rein in price growth unseen in a generation

The Guardian - US

BoE Pauses, ECB Tipped To Follow As Rate Cut Pressure Mounts

The Bank of England held rates steady again Thursday with the European Central Bank expected to follow suit as inflation retreats, shifting investor attention to how fast policymakers will slash borrowing costs in 2024.

International Business Times

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Rate Pauses In View On Busy Central Banking Day In Europe

The European Central Bank and the Bank of England were on Thursday expected to pause rates again as inflation retreats, while markets cheered the US Federal Reserve's clear signal that it would start slashing borrowing costs in 2024.

The Independent UK

With inflation down, people are talking rate cuts. The European Central Bank may say not so fast

The inflation plaguing European shoppers has fallen faster than expected

International Business Times

Falling Inflation Shifts Focus To When ECB Could Cut Rates

With inflation dropping faster than expected and the economic outlook darkening, markets will be looking for clues about when eurozone borrowing costs might start to come down as rate-setters meet this week.

International Business Times

Eurozone Inflation Falls To More Than Two-year Low

The annual rate of inflation in the eurozone fell to a more than two-year low in November, the EU's official statistics agency said Thursday.

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Stocks Set to Open Lower as Investors Await Key U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Speak

December S&P 500 futures (ESZ23) are down -0.19%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ23) are down -0.18% this morning as market participants looked ahead to comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other Fed officials while also awaiting the release of the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge later in the…

The Guardian - UK

ECB keeps interest rates steady amid eurozone recession fears

Widely expected decision by European Central Bank follows 10 consecutive rises in borrowing costs

The Guardian - UK

The Women Who Made Modern Economics by Rachel Reeves review – a personal manifesto

The shadow chancellor’s portraits of her economic heroes reveals much about a future Labour government’s agenda

Radio France Internationale

Policymakers urge Europe to move faster on clean energy transition

International policymakers have warned that Europe must invest more quickly and massively in its energy transition if it wants to remain a global industrial power.

The Independent UK

Interest rates will stay high 'as long as necessary,' the European Central Bank's leader says

The head of the European Central Bank says interest rates will stay high enough to restrict business activity for “as long as necessary” to beat back inflation because upward pressure on prices “remains strong.”

The Guardian - UK

Sluggish eurozone economies will not welcome ECB’s interest rate rise

Weak consumer spending as, people – especially in Germany, the EU’s largest economy – put more into savings

The Guardian - UK

ECB raises interest rates to highest level since euro launched

Central bank’s president hints this may be the peak for rates in drive to bring down stubborn inflation

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