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US-EU trade deal not far from ECB's baseline assumptions, Lagarde says
FRANKFURT, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The trade deal between the United States and the EU is somewhat higher but not far from the baseline assumed by the ECB, Christine Lagarde, the bank's president, said on Wednesday."The trade deal establishes an effective average tariff estimated to lie between 1...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
European bond yields little changed ahead of inflation data, Jackson Hole summit
LONDON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields were little changed on Wednesday as traders awaited euro zone inflation data and the outcome of a symposium of global central bankers later in the week.Germany's 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the euro zone benchmark, was down about 2 ba...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
US budget deficit forecast $1 trillion higher over next decade, watchdog says
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. federal budget deficits will be nearly $1 trillion higher over the next decade than projected in January by the Congressional Budget Office as a result of tax and spending legislation and tariffs, a budget watchdog said on Wednesday.Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
Japan's exports log biggest drop in 4 years as US tariff impacts intensify
TOKYO, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Japan's exports posted the biggest monthly drop in about four years in July, government data showed on Wednesday, as the impact of U.S. tariffs intensified, raising concerns about the outlook for the export-reliant economy.Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
RBNZ’s Hawkesby: Next two meetings are live, no decisions have been made
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Christian Hawkesby explains the decision to reduce the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 3% at a press conference following the August monetary policy meeting on Wednesday.
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Wed, Aug 20
China July soybean arrivals from Brazil rise 13.9%, data shows
By Ella Cao and Lewis Jackson BEIJING, Aug 20 (Reuters) - China's soybean imports from Brazil rose 13.9% in July from a year earlier, customs data showed on Wednesday, while supplies from the United States fell 11.5%.The world's top soybean buyer imported 10.39 million metric tons of the ...Reuters
Wed, Aug 20
