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UK inflation closes in on target rate
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Britain’s fast-improving economy won’t save the Tories
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IMF warns Tories against further UK tax cuts
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Davos vs. Davos: Local council cracks down on World Economic Forum hangers-on
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Tory MPs urge Hunt: Break the Bank of England’s QT doom loop
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UK economy emerges strongly from recession
The 0.6 percent growth was stronger than analysts had expected.
How dirty Russian money taught Latvia to get serious on sanctions
Centralizing the policing of sanctions could serve as a model for other EU countries.
Bank of England leaves key interest rate at 5.25 percent
Governor Andrew Bailey opens the door to a first rate cut in June, but warns it’s “not a fait accompli”.
Maltese central bank governor, deputy PM face charges in snowballing corruption case
Malta’s political elite is being rocked by impending charges over a 2015 hospital concession deal.
UK will be worst-performing G7 economy in 2025, OECD forecasts
The outlook is a blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
EIB wants more lending firepower as it eyes bigger defense role
It’s the first time Nadia Calviño has publicly called for a formal restructuring of the lender’s gearing ratio.
Springtime comes for Europe’s economy
The EU’s economy grew by 0.3 percent in the first quarter of the year.
Europe’s banks retreat from Moscow, with the ECB at their heels
A grinding, slow process nears its end.
Staff accuse ECB of gaming survey to limit negative feedback
Awkward questions that turned up evidence of harassment and discrimination last year have been dropped this time around.
France gets a reprieve on credit rating, but doubts persist on fiscal outlook
Moody’s and Fitch keep assessments unchanged, but are cautious on French government’s ability to meet deficit targets.
More cash, less screen time: 5 policy takeaways from Macron’s Sorbonne speech
Here’s what you need to know about the French president’s wide-ranging address on Thursday.
Floods, war and US inflation crash the IMF party
The risk that lies closest to financiers’ hearts moved a step closer to reality as one of the Fed’s policymakers floated the idea that interest rates may have to rise still further to bring inflation under control.
Liz Truss hates the Bank of England boss. That might just save him
Dubbed the “plank of England” by one newspaper, Andrew Bailey hasn’t always been the most popular figure — but, perversely, criticism from Truss has helped.
ECB’s Lagarde digs in as US pushes Europe on using Russian assets for Ukraine aid
The debate on whether and how to use frozen Russian money to help Ukraine has reached the G7.
EDIS vote in ECON: Ignoring consequences of rush is careless
The European Deposit Insurance Scheme is back on Parliament’s banking union agenda, but key regulatory issues remain unresolved, and premature ‘compromise’ may have a far-reaching impact on upcoming European elections.
Sack Andrew Bailey as Bank of England boss, says Liz Truss
Ex-PM describes the Treasury, the Bank of England and the Office for Budget Responsibility as a ‘three-headed hydra.’
Euro plunges, eyes parity with dollar after Lagarde’s go-it-alone pledge
The currency weakened as the ECB signals it plans start cutting rates before the Fed.
Bank of England’s forecasting needs urgent revamp, says ex-US Fed chief Bernanke
The BoE’s systems are out of date in a changing world, review said.
France talks tough on Ukraine while gobbling up more Russian gas
France has paid Russia over €600 million this year for liquefied natural gas, new data shows. That’s an EU-leading rise from last year.
ECB seen holding one last time before June cut
The central bank is expected to cut interest rates in June, but a rise in workers’ salaries could impact the pace and rate of cuts.
Once humiliated by inflation, the ECB is now saying it was right all along
The battle for the narrative has swung again, now that prices are (nearly) behaving themselves.
Belgium’s renowned chocolatiers grapple with soaring cocoa prices
Life for Flemish confectioners is becoming an increasingly expensive box of chocolates.
Fallen crypto titan Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years
The sentence was handed down almost five months after a jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of orchestrating a massive fraud centered on his crypto empire.
Court dismisses traders’ appeal to overturn convictions for rate rigging
Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo may now take their appeals to Britain’s Supreme Court.