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BUZZ-COMMENT-ECB, data set the stage for lower EUR/USD as tariff decision looms
Jan 30 (Reuters) - EUR/USD traded near flat Thursday after the ECB and euro zone data presented downside risks for the pair, but investors are waiting for Feb. 1 to see whether U.S. President Trump imposes tariffs. Euro zone Q4 GDP surprised to the downside coming in unchanged versus expectations...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
GRAPHIC-Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions
Euro zone, Canada, Sweden cut rates in Jan Fed holds steady, says no rush for more easing Australia, Norway move closer to first cut Japan hikes, with likely more to come By Alun John LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymaker...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
INSTANT VIEW-ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further easing
Adds comments, updates prices LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about persistent inflation.It was the fifth ECB rate cut since June and m...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
CANADA FX DEBT - Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yield slips
The Canadian dollar strengthened against the greenback on Thursday, and the yield on benchmark government debt slipped. The loonie CAD= was trading 0.1% higher at C$1.4407 to the greenback, or 69.41 U.S. cents, after trading in a range of 1.4393 to 1.4436.Canadian government 10-year bond yields CA10...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
FOREX-Yen rallies against euro, dollar as rate outlooks diverge
Yen up more than 0.5% across the majorsECB cuts rates 25 basis points as expectedDollar wavers on hawkish Fed statement, balanced PowellUpdates after ECB decision and U.S. GDP dataBy Wayne Cole and Harry Robertson SYDNEY/LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The yen made broad gains on Thursday as Japan loo...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
INSTANT VIEW-ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further easing
Updates with latest comments LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about persistent inflation.It was the fifth ECB rate cut since June and ma...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
INSTANT VIEW-ECB cuts rates again
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday and kept the door open to further policy easing as concerns over lacklustre economic growth supersede worries about persistent inflation.It was the fifth ECB rate cut since June and markets expect two or three more t...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Euro zone bond yields, euro steady after ECB rate cut
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields and the euro held steady on Thursday after the European Central Bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%, as expected. The German 10-year bond yield DE10YT=RR, the benchmark for the euro area, was last down 6 basis points on the ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
ECB cuts interest rates and keeps more easing on table
FRANKFURT, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday and kept more easing on the table, sticking to its view that inflation in the euro zone is increasingly under control despite concerns about global trade.The fifth ECB rate cut since June, which had be...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Sterling treads water as markets look to Bank of England
LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The pound was little changed on Thursday as markets were focused on a raft of major central bank meetings that will culminate with the Bank of England next week.Sterling GBP=D3 stood at $1.2441, after holding broadly steady the previous day as the U.S. Federal Reserve held...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
Polish c.bank says it is not considering investing in cryptocurrencies
WARSAW, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Polish central bank has not invested in cryptocurrencies and is not considering investing in them as they constitute an asset class with very high risk, the bank said on Thuesday in an emailed response to Reuters' questions. The Czech National Bank governor said on...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
EMERGING MARKETS-FX stable after Fed decision; rand up before expected rate cut
US Fed holds rates, sees no hurry to cut ECB, South Africa central bank decision awaited Turkish economic confidence rises in January MSCI EM FX off 0.1%, stocks flatBy Purvi Agarwal Jan 30 (Reuters) - Most emerging market currencies were steady against the dollar on Thursday after the U.S. Feder...Reuters
Thu, Jan 30
