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U.S. Recession Fears Darken Outlook For Global Growth
Gauges of factory activity released Thursday in Japan, Britain, the eurozone, and the United States all softened in June.
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IMF Upgrades Eurozone Growth Rate To 5% From 4.6%
IMF said it now expects growth of five percent for the single currency area, compared to just 4.6 percent in its previous forecast in July.
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Greece Completes 3-Year Euro Zone Bailout Programme
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year bailout programme, agreed in August 2015 to help it cope with the continued fallout from a debt crisis.
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Eurozone Unemployment Falls To Nine-Year Low
Unemployment in the eurozone fell in May, data showed on Monday, as joblessness in Europe continued its slow but steady fall towards pre-crisis levels.
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Italy's President Calls In Former IMF Official Amid Political Turmoil
President Sergio Mattarella summoned Carlo Cottarelli to his office after two anti-establishment parties angrily abandoned their plans to form a coalition in the face of a veto from the head of state over their choice of economy minister.
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IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Says Worried About European Elections
Faster US growth and low unemployment could lead to more US interest rate hikes, while inflation in the United States has begun to approach the threshold which would also trigger monetary tightening, she said.
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Cheering Better Growth, ECB Seen Keeping Policy, Stimulus Unchanged
The ECB is all but certain to leave current monetary policy in place and maintain a promise for lengthy stimulus, having extended its bond-buying programme just last month.
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ECB Spooks Bond Markets With Stimulus Slowdown
In commodity markets, oil steadied after slipping on doubts that production cuts promised by OPEC and Russia would be deep enough to end a supply overhang.
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ECB Unexpectedly Cuts Asset Purchases, Extends Until End-2017
The ECB was fully expected to keep the asset buys going, likely fearing that cutting back prematurely could abort a still timid recovery and unravel the impact of its buys.
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Populism, Anti-Establishment Mood To Hit Global Growth: Fitch
Global growth is now expected to pick up to 2.9 per cent in 2017 from 2.5 per cent this year as US investment recovers, fiscal policy is eased and recessions come to an end in Brazil and Russia.
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ECB Minutes Firmly Point To December For Decision Over Asset Buys
Core inflation still lacks a convincing upward trend and wage growth has been unexpectedly subdued, but the Eurozone economy is developing along the path seen earlier so it was premature to make a call either way, minutes of the October 20 meeting showed, repeating policymakers widely discussed view.
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Eurozone Bond Yields Fall After Bank Of Japan Fires Warning Shot
Investors were also reluctant to push yields higher for now, after they rose so sharply in a short space of time, analysts said.
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Eurozone Growth Still Slow, October Core Inflation Dips
Eurostat said gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the July-September period and by 1.6% year-on-year.
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Eurozone Economy To Improve, But There Are Risks: ECB President Mario Draghi
But the risks are to the downside, ECB President Mario Draghi said, meaning performance is more likely to be worse than better.
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ECB Holds Rates, Seen Charting Course To More Easing In December
The ECB has provided unprecedented stimulus for years with sub-zero rates, free loans to banks and over a trillion euros in bond purchases, all in the hope of reviving growth and lifting inflation back to its target of just below two per cent after more than three years of misses.
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U.S. Recession Fears Darken Outlook For Global Growth
Gauges of factory activity released Thursday in Japan, Britain, the eurozone, and the United States all softened in June.
-
IMF Upgrades Eurozone Growth Rate To 5% From 4.6%
IMF said it now expects growth of five percent for the single currency area, compared to just 4.6 percent in its previous forecast in July.
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Greece Completes 3-Year Euro Zone Bailout Programme
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year bailout programme, agreed in August 2015 to help it cope with the continued fallout from a debt crisis.
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Eurozone Unemployment Falls To Nine-Year Low
Unemployment in the eurozone fell in May, data showed on Monday, as joblessness in Europe continued its slow but steady fall towards pre-crisis levels.
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Italy's President Calls In Former IMF Official Amid Political Turmoil
President Sergio Mattarella summoned Carlo Cottarelli to his office after two anti-establishment parties angrily abandoned their plans to form a coalition in the face of a veto from the head of state over their choice of economy minister.
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IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Says Worried About European Elections
Faster US growth and low unemployment could lead to more US interest rate hikes, while inflation in the United States has begun to approach the threshold which would also trigger monetary tightening, she said.
-
Cheering Better Growth, ECB Seen Keeping Policy, Stimulus Unchanged
The ECB is all but certain to leave current monetary policy in place and maintain a promise for lengthy stimulus, having extended its bond-buying programme just last month.
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ECB Spooks Bond Markets With Stimulus Slowdown
In commodity markets, oil steadied after slipping on doubts that production cuts promised by OPEC and Russia would be deep enough to end a supply overhang.
-
ECB Unexpectedly Cuts Asset Purchases, Extends Until End-2017
The ECB was fully expected to keep the asset buys going, likely fearing that cutting back prematurely could abort a still timid recovery and unravel the impact of its buys.
-
Populism, Anti-Establishment Mood To Hit Global Growth: Fitch
Global growth is now expected to pick up to 2.9 per cent in 2017 from 2.5 per cent this year as US investment recovers, fiscal policy is eased and recessions come to an end in Brazil and Russia.
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ECB Minutes Firmly Point To December For Decision Over Asset Buys
Core inflation still lacks a convincing upward trend and wage growth has been unexpectedly subdued, but the Eurozone economy is developing along the path seen earlier so it was premature to make a call either way, minutes of the October 20 meeting showed, repeating policymakers widely discussed view.
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Eurozone Bond Yields Fall After Bank Of Japan Fires Warning Shot
Investors were also reluctant to push yields higher for now, after they rose so sharply in a short space of time, analysts said.
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Eurozone Growth Still Slow, October Core Inflation Dips
Eurostat said gross domestic product in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the July-September period and by 1.6% year-on-year.
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Eurozone Economy To Improve, But There Are Risks: ECB President Mario Draghi
But the risks are to the downside, ECB President Mario Draghi said, meaning performance is more likely to be worse than better.
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ECB Holds Rates, Seen Charting Course To More Easing In December
The ECB has provided unprecedented stimulus for years with sub-zero rates, free loans to banks and over a trillion euros in bond purchases, all in the hope of reviving growth and lifting inflation back to its target of just below two per cent after more than three years of misses.
