EU cuts euro zone growth forecasts, revises up inflation outlook
The European Commission cut its forecasts for economic growth in the euro zone for this year and next and revised
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The hike is (almost) here! Now for what comes next: Five questions for the European Central Bank
The European Central Bank is set to deliver its first interest-rate hike since 2011 this week, yet markets are already
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US dollar nudges down from multi-year highs as euro gasps for gas
The dollar began the week nudging down from multi-year highs, with a hotter-than-forecast inflation reading in New Zealand lending modest
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Swiss central bank plans at least 50 bps rate hike in September, newspaper reports
The Swiss National Bank is currently planning to raise interest rates by 50 or 75 basis points in its next
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European parliament backs ‘historic’ reboot to EU’s digital rulebook
The European Parliament has given a final stamp of approval to two major pieces of regulation which will update the
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Traveling in Europe during the summer? Consider this
As travelers set off on vacations to avenge being grounded for so long due to the pandemic, they are getting
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TOP AMERICAN SCIENTIST: OMICRON NOT MORE SEVERE THAN DELTA VARIANT OF COVID-19
Top US scientist Anthony Fauci said Tuesday early indications suggested the Covid-19 Omicron variant was not worse than prior strains,
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US ANNOUNCES DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF CHINA’S 2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS
The United States Monday announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, a calibrated rebuke of China’s human
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U.S. TO BOOST TROOPS PRESENCE IN EUROPE IF RUSSIA ATTACKS UKRAINE
The United States will impose “severe economic harm” on Russia and boost its military presence in Eastern Europe should Moscow
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Pope condemns Europe’s mistreatment of migrants and efforts to ‘cancel Christmas’
Speaking on the Greek island of Lesbos, Pope Francis called the neglect of migrants the “shipwreck of civilisation”. The Pope
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