Finance
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IMF boss urges country leaders to resist public spending sprees
Central bankers should continue to tighten monetary policy and politicians should resist pressure to spend public money in a way…
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Bank of England hikes rates by half percent
The Bank of England raised on Thursday its benchmark interest rates by 50 basis points to 1.75 percent — while warning that…
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Crypto assets are ‘worth nothing,’ says ECB’s Christine Lagarde
FRANKFURT — European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is making no bones about her feelings toward the value of crypto…
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ECB’s Holzmann says up to three rate hikes may be ‘appropriate’ this year
The European Central Bank may have to raise interest rates up to three times this year to combat higher inflation,…
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Is Christine Lagarde too political for the ECB?
FRANKFURT – For months, rumors have swirled that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde has her eyes trained on Paris,…
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Race to head eurozone bailout fund heats up
Governments in Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal are all thinking of presenting candidates to head the single currency area’s…
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Why Argentina is embracing cryptocurrency
For Jerónimo Ferrer, a formative memory is of Argentina’s crushing financial crisis at the end of the 1990 – when bank accounts…
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ECB speeds up exit from bond purchases amid raging inflation
FRANKFURT — The European Central Bank announced Thursday it’s accelerating its exit from bond purchases as the economic after-shocks of…
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ECB to accelerate phaseout of fiscal stimulus amid surging inflation
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday said it would begin easing fiscal stimulus in the eurozone sooner than previously…
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The EU should borrow together once again — this time for common defense
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has changed everything. With war back on the Continent once again, European security can no longer…
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ECB’s Christine Lagarde warns against hasty rate hikes
The European Central Bank won’t rush into raising interest rates and will pursue any policy tightening slowly, ECB President Christine…
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Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest launches criminal proceedings against Facebook
Fortescue Metals boss Andrew Forrest has launched criminal proceedings against Facebook claiming the social media giant failed to stop clickbait…
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The Myth of Regulating Finance
Regulation is simply inadequate to the task. Milton Ezrati The National Interest TODAY’S FINANCIAL markets will inevitably suffer another crash.…
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Eurozone inflation hits new peak at 5 percent
FRANKFURT — Annual eurozone inflation accelerated unexpectedly in December, hitting a new peak at 5 percent, according to preliminary Eurostat data released…
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5 threats to the global economy in 2022
However, the mutating coronavirus is just one of the main risks which could dampen investor spirits in the coming year.…
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Macron and Draghi jointly call for softer fiscal rules
PARIS — France and Italy are officially pushing together for exempting strategic investments from EU spending rules. Giorgio Leali Politico…
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