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ECB policymaker says euro zone recession concerns 'real and justified'

ECB policymaker says euro zone recession concerns 'real and justified'

NICOSIA, May 3 (Reuters) - Concerns that the euro zone could slip into recession if the conflict in the Middle East continued are "real and justified" and talks to end the Iran war will be key for the ECB monetary policy, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said.
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Barclays becomes latest brokerage to bet on no Fed rate cuts in 2026

Barclays becomes latest brokerage to bet on no Fed rate cuts in 2026

May 4 (Reuters) - Barclays on Monday joined a growing list of brokerages to bet on no policy easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year, citing prolonged high energy prices linked to the Iran war that are likely to keep inflation elevated.
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Spain should get new seat on ECB board, outgoing VP says

Spain should get new seat on ECB board, outgoing VP says

FRANKFURT, May 3 (Reuters) - Spain should retain a seat on the European Central Bank's Executive Board and even the presidency was a possibility, outgoing ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos said in a newspaper interview on Sunday.
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Kashkari says Iran war limits Fed's ability to provide rate guidance

Kashkari says Iran war limits Fed's ability to provide rate guidance

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Stocks edge up in Asia, oil flat amid Middle East uncertainty

Stocks edge up in Asia, oil flat amid Middle East uncertainty

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, May 4 (Reuters) - Shares edged higher while oil prices flatlined in Asia on Monday, as investors drew comfort from signs of patchy progress in settling the Middle East conflict at the start of a week packed with earnings and key economic data.
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ECB policymakers make case for rate hike as inflation may linger

ECB policymakers make case for rate hike as inflation may linger

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, May 1 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank may need to tighten policy, perhaps as soon as June, policymakers said on Friday, warning that the inflation outlook is deteriorating and the risk is rising that high price growth gets entrenched.
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Standard Chartered pivots to June ECB hike from no hike in 2026 outlook

Standard Chartered pivots to June ECB hike from no hike in 2026 outlook

(Corrects headline to say 2026, not 2006 outlook) May 1 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered said it expects the European Central Bank to deliver a 25-basis-point rate hike in June, having previously projected no rate cuts through 2026, following hawkish remarks from policymakers.
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Morning Bid: Never mind the oil, feel the earnings!

Morning Bid: Never mind the oil, feel the earnings!

May 1 (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Another day when investors in Asia feel slightly foolish for thinking things in the world were going badly, only for the U.S. to come in and buy stocks like drunken sailors.
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Canadian factory PMI hits near four-year high on war-related stock building

Canadian factory PMI hits near four-year high on war-related stock building

By Fergal Smith TORONTO, May 1 (Reuters) - Canada's manufacturing sector expanded in April at the fastest pace in nearly four years as the war in the Middle East spurred stock building and added to inflation pressures, data showed on Friday.
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Kashkari: Uncertainty around oil shock means Fed should acknowledge risk of rate hikes

Kashkari: Uncertainty around oil shock means Fed should acknowledge risk of rate hikes

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed war with Iran could change the inflation outlook enough to force the Federal Reserve into "potentially a series" of rate hikes to defend the central bank's 2% inflation target, Minneapolis Fed president Neel Kashkari said in
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Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates Amid Rising Treasury Yields

Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates Amid Rising Treasury Yields

Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates Amid Rising Treasury Yields
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Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates as Treasury Yields Remain Steady Amid Economic Data Releases

Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates as Treasury Yields Remain Steady Amid Economic Data Releases

Federal Reserve Maintains Interest Rates as Treasury Yields Remain Steady Amid Economic Data Releases