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Short-dated UK gilts suffer one of their worst days on record
By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England, March 19 (Reuters) - Short-dated British gilts suffered one of their worst days since modern records began on Thursday after some Bank of England officials warned of possible interest rate rises, compounding a selloff driven by Iranian attacks on energy infrastr...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
Silver Price Analysis: XAG/USD pressured below 50-day SMA, downside risks remain intact
Silver (XAG/USD) rebounds from daily lows on Thursday as a pullback in the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields provides support, though the metal remains on the back foot as markets reassess global rate expectations following a wave of central bank decisions.
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Thu, Mar 19
ECB flags inflation risk as Iran war sends energy prices soaring
ECB holds its key rate at 2%Policymakers expect rate hike discussion in AprilMove seen as more likely in JuneLagarde says central bank well positionedBy Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday but p...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
NZD/USD rises as weaker US Dollar offsets disappointing New Zealand GDP
NZD/USD trades around 0.5840 on Thursday, up 0.73% on the day, rebounding after the previous day’s decline. The pair largely shrugs off disappointing GDP data from New Zealand, instead benefiting from a weaker US Dollar (USD).
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Thu, Mar 19
EUR/USD advances as ECB holds interest rates steady, USD eases from post-Fed highs
EUR/USD edges higher on Thursday as the Euro (EUR) strengthens following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monetary policy decision, while the US Dollar (USD) weakens broadly after a series of central bank decisions, with both the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the Bank of England (BoE) delivering hawkish
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Thu, Mar 19
ECB sees 4.8% inflation in severe scenario for energy crisis
FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - Inflation in the euro zone might surge to 4.8% next year if oil and gas prices continued to rise and the European Central Bank failed to raise interest rates, new ECB scenarios showed on Thursday.In the ECB's severe scenario, oil would rise to almost $150 per barr...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
HIGHLIGHTS-Lagarde comments at ECB press conference
FRANKFURT, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday and warned that the war on Iran was clouding the outlook for growth and inflation in the euro zone. Following are highlights of ECB President Christine Lagarde's comments at a news conferen...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
FOREX-Euro and yen strengthens, dollar eases as central banks hold rates
Euro gains after ECB holds ratesDollar eases against peersJapanese yen strengthens after BOJ British sterling rises after BOE decisionBy Chibuike Oguh and Sophie Kiderlin NEW YORK/LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The Japanese yen and the euro gained while the dollar eased against peers on Thursday a...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
BoE policymakers vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold in face of war risks
BoE policymakers vote 9-0 to keep rates on holdReuters poll had predicted 7-2 'hold' voteBoE says it is ready to act to hit inflation targetRisks seen to inflation but also growthBailey later says markets too quick to price rate hikes By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON, March...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
Big central banks keep options open as traders suspect war will bring rate hikes
Markets ramp up global rate hike betsRBA sole hiker, Fed, BoC, ECB, BoE hold rates, seen as hawkishJapan holds, but keeps door open to April hike By Alun John LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Nearly all major developed market central banks kept rates unchanged this week, but emphasised their readines...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
GBP/JPY declines as BoE hawkish hold fails to offset Yen strength
GBP/JPY trades with a downside bias on Thursday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) strengthens broadly following the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy decision, while the British Pound (GBP) struggles to gain ground against the Yen despite showing relative strength against other major currencies after th
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Thu, Mar 19
INSTANT VIEW-ECB holds rates steady as Middle East war re-ignites inflation fears
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday and warned that the war in Iran was clouding the outlook for growth and inflation in the euro zone.Short-dated government bond yields, the most sensitive to rate expectations, remained sharply higher ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
INSTANT VIEW-ECB holds rates steady as Middle East war re-ignites inflation fears
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept its key interest rate at 2% on Thursday and warned that the war in Iran was clouding the outlook for growth and inflation in the euro zone.Short-dated government bond yields, the most sensitive to rate expectations, remained sharply higher ...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
Traders ramp up European rate hike bets on hawkish cen banks, oil surge
Traders price in more than two hikes from ECB, BoEBoE holds rates but vote more hawkish than expectedTwo-year bond yields surge as investors await ECBBy Samuel Indyk and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - Investors doubled down on their bets on central bank rate hikes in Europe on Thursda...Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
