[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted last month as governments across the bloc re-imposed strict lockdowns to quell a second wave of coronavirus infections, but optimism recovered…
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Bank of England rate cut hangs in balance as Carney bows out
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England is closer to cutting interest rates next week than at any time in the last three years, as governor Mark Carney chairs…
Spain’s services sector sinks deeper into the red in September – PMI
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People are seen at a restaurant at San Miguel market, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho MADRID (Reuters) –…
Confidence rises sharply in growing Irish manufacturing sector – PMI
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Cranes are seen along the skyline in the Irish Financial Services Centre in Dublin, Ireland April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish manufacturing growth picked…
TREASURIES-Soft data, dovish Fed push 30-year yield below 3 pct
[ad_1] (Recasts; adds PMI news; updates yields) NEW YORK, Jan 31 (Reuters) – The 30-year Treasury yield fell below 3 percent on Thursday after manufacturing data disappointed and a measure…
HIGHLIGHTS-BOJ Governor Kuroda’s comments at news conference
[ad_1] Oct 29 (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan on Thursday trimmed its economic and price forecasts for the current fiscal year, but offered a more upbeat view on the…