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Energy firms’ derivatives are financial stability risk, says ECB
By John O'Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Energy companies' use of derivatives poses a wider financial risk, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday, cautioning that those firms could encounter furt...
Nov 16, 2022
UK house prices rise 9.5% y/y in September
(Reuters) - British house prices increased by 9.5% year-on-year in September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The increase was lower than the 13.1% jump in August as house ...
Nov 16, 2022
Slovak PM says NATO will likely discuss request to strengthen eastern air defences
(Reuters) - NATO member states' representatives meeting on Wednesday will likely discus a request to strengthen air defences on the alliance's eastern wing, Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger said. "I...
Nov 16, 2022
Biden said Ukraine air defence missile responsible for Poland blast – NATO source
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden told G7 and NATO partners that a missile blast in Poland was caused by a Ukrainian air defence missile, a NATO source told Reuters on Wednesday. The blast r...
Nov 16, 2022
ECB must keep inflation fight as top priority, de Guindos says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank must prioritize its fight against high inflation because that will in turn improve the currency bloc's overall financial stability, ECB Vice President L...
Nov 16, 2022
Micron launches mass output of advanced chip in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Memory chip maker Micron Technology on Wednesday kicked off mass production of its new high-capacity low-power 1-beta dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips at its plant in Hirosh...
Nov 16, 2022
Russia says its strikes in Ukraine were no closer than 35km to Polish border
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry said on Wednesday that its strikes on Ukraine on Nov. 15 were no closer than 35 km (22 miles) from the Polish border, RIA news agency reported. NATO member Poland...
Nov 16, 2022
Barclays cuts 2023 global growth forecast, expects weakest growth in four decades
(Reuters) - Barclays economists on Wednesday cut their global economic growth forecast for 2023 as inflation is seen unlikely to fall quickly, forcing monetary policy to be 'restrictive'. The brokerag...
Nov 16, 2022
Pope condemns latest missile attacks on Ukraine, urges averting escalation
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the latest wave of missile attacks on Ukraine and called for a ceasefire to avert the risk of an escalation of the conflict. He spoke at hi...
Nov 16, 2022
Italy October EU-harmonised CPI revised to +12.6% y/y
(Reuters) - Italian EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose 3.8% month-on-month in October and were up 12.6% from the year earlier, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Wednesday, revising down ...
Nov 16, 2022
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