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Does Europe really need a 'digital euro'?

The EU has taken a crucial step towards launching a digital version of the euro, a controversial project that has come under attack from the public, politicians and banks before it has even been unveiled. RFI takes a look into what Brussels hopes and believes will be 'the next big…

Radio France Internationale

Corporate profits drove up prices last year, says ECB president

Christine Lagarde says without a shift in corporate behaviour, interest rates will need to stay higher for longer

The Guardian - UK

Permanent TSB first to hike variable mortgage rates after latest ECB increase

It is the first change in non-tracker rates announced by any Irish lender since the European Central Bank raised its rates by a further 0.25 per cent last week

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The Fed has paused. How long will Europe's central bank keep raising rates in a shaky economy?

The U_S_ Federal Reserve has hit “pause.”

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live: ECB hikes rates, ups inflation forecasts; FTSE closes at 7628; gilts hit new 15-year high

The European Central Bank took centre stage today as policymakers hike dinterest rates by 0.25% for an eighth meeting in a row.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: City expects interest rates to stay higher for longer as gilts surge again; shares fade

Gilt yields rose closer to mini-Budget levels today ami new fears the Bank of England will keep interest rates higher for longer.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Britain is the sick man of the West on inflation and now faces bitter medicine

First, the good news. Inflation is heading lower. US inflation peaked at 8.5 per cent late last year and is now running at around five per cent. Eurozone inflation peaked at 10.6 per cent and is now down to 6.1 per cent. UK inflation peaked at more than 11 per…

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Europe sees inflation drop to 6.1%, but real relief for consumers will take months

Europe is getting a break on inflation

The Independent UK

Meet the EU's answer to crypto: the e-euro

In a bid to play catch up with technology companies and younger generations of consumers, central banks are finally starting to take digital currencies seriously. Countries such as Sweden, China, and India have establish pilot digital currencies – respectively, the e-krona, e-yuan and e-rupee – via their central banks. In…

The Conversation

‘’We are not pausing’: Lagarde says ECB isn’t finished after raising rates by a quarter point

The European Central Bank has raised rates by a quarter of a percentage point, in a hike that its president Christine Lagarde signaled was unlikely to be the last.

Evening Standard

US regulator proposes new sanctions on Meta over children's privacy concerns

The US Federal Trade Commission has unveiled a proposal that would bar social media giant Meta from profiting off the personal data collected from child users. The FTC is accusing Facebook and Instagram's parent company of repeated violations of data privacy policies. Also in the show, regional US lender WestPac…

France 24

Europe's central bank weighs jumbo rate hike after Fed slows

The European Central Bank is deciding how big to go with its interest rate hike

The Independent UK

Hollywood writers strike over pay in streaming era

Hollywood is at a loss for words, as thousands of film and television writers go on strike for the first time in 15 years. Members of the Writers' Guild of America voted to walk out after failing to reach a pay deal – they say they're paying the price for…

France 24

ECB Expected to Slow Rate-Hike Regime to +25 bp

After today’s economic news showed core inflation in the Eurozone eased for the first time in 10 months, the markets are expecting the European Central Bank (ECB) to slow its aggressive rate-hike campaign when it meets on Thursday. The markets have fully priced in a 25 bp rate hike, and...

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The Independent UK

Inflation inches up in Europe ahead of interes rate decision

Europe’s painful inflation inched higher last month, extending the squeeze on households and keeping pressure on the European Central Bank to unleash another large interest rate increase

Irish Mirror

Cost of Living: Homeowners warned of potential hikes to mortgage costs with interest rate rise expected

The first hike is expected to be announced by the European Central Bank at its May 4 council meeting

The Independent UK

Central banks end crisis offer as bank system fears ease

Major central banks are standing down from their offer of daily emergency dollar loans to banks, a crisis step launched after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the U.S. fed fears about the stability of the global financial system

The Independent UK

Lagarde: US-China split may weaken growth and fuel inflation

The fragmentation of the world economy into rival blocs led by the United States and China threatens to destabilize global commerce, increase inflation and weaken growth, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank, warned Monday

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France has narrowed its budget deficit, but how does it compare to other EU states?

French economists and public auditors alike breathed a sigh of relief as the national statistics agency INSEE on Tuesday published an annual report showing that the country’s 2022 budget deficit dipped below 5% of GDP. Public debt also slightly decreased. Despite these hopeful figures, France still remains one of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EU Leaders Grapple with Bank Risks as Economy Weakens

European Union leaders gathered Friday to gauge the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turbulence and hitting the economy even harder than the energy crunch tied to Russia's war in Ukraine. The deliberations by EU government heads in Brussels follow US regulators shutting down two US…

The Independent UK

EU leaders grapple with bank risks as economy weakens

European Union leaders are gauging the risk of a banking crisis developing from recent global financial turmoil and hitting an already weak economy

The Guardian - US

US Federal Reserve raises interest rates a quarter-point amid banking turmoil

Fed announces rise to a range of 4.75% to 5% – its ninth consecutive rate rise and the highest rate since 2007

Radio France Internationale

EU, Asia bank shares slide despite UBS decision to buy out Credit Suisse

The European financial system is "resilient" the European Central Bank said on Monday, as global bank shares and oil prices slumped following the announcement that Switzerland's biggest bank UBS will take over troubled rival Credit Suisse.

The Guardian - UK

Investors consider legal action over Credit Suisse deal; Downing Street says UK banking system is safe – as it happened

Holders of riskier AT1 bonds, which are wiped out under deal with UBS, consider legal action.

The Conversation

The European Central Bank seems to have got away with raising interest rates in the middle of a banking crisis – here's why

In the middle of a market panic that has felled two US banks and pushed several others to the brink, the European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by another 0.5 percentage points. The ECB’s president, Christine Lagarde, had been warning this was necessary to bring eurozone inflation back…

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