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Nagel warms to interest rate cuts, stresses differences with US

Bundesbank president underlines strategic importance of digital payments
24 April 2024 | By David Marsh and Taylor Pearce
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Something shifting in German fiscal state

Something shifting in German fiscal state

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Stealthy move from budget balance: few Merkel gains
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Italy's latest crisis just beginning

Italy’s latest crisis just beginning

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Country will either 'muddle through' or pursue 'make or break' scenario
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Deteriorating economy to dominate G7

Deteriorating economy to dominate G7

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Expectations for meeting should be 'extremely low'
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Macri defeat prompts crisis fears

Macri defeat prompts crisis fears

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Markets dread return to the failed Kirchner policies.
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No-deal Brexit not inevitable

No-deal Brexit not inevitable

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Unpredictable saga could involve Queen
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China must rethink growth model

China must rethink growth model

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IMF urges shift from 'high speed' to 'high quality' growth
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Johnson repeating Churchill's 1925 error

Johnson repeating Churchill’s 1925 error

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UK faces more economic damage and currency weakness
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Saccomanni – Genial icon of global money

Saccomanni – Genial icon of global money

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Italian technocrat who fostered European integration
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'Foolhardy' to cry manipulation

‘Foolhardy’ to cry manipulation

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No basis today for US Treasury to label China a currency manipulator
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Time is ripe for radical EMU reform

Time is ripe for radical EMU reform

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Making risk-sharing in Europe politically acceptable
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Renminbi slides past Rmb7 per dollar

Renminbi slides past Rmb7 per dollar

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PBoC will move to mitigate risk of large capital outflow
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Au revoir, Christine

Au revoir, Christine

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After eight years, Lagarde has left the IMF a much stronger institution
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Accelerating Islamic finance growth

Accelerating Islamic finance growth

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Geopolitics and fluctuating oil prices restricting market expansion
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On the road to a US-German trade war

On the road to a US-German trade war

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German current account surplus at odds with 'America first'
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Deciphering FOMC rate-cut rationale

Deciphering FOMC rate-cut rationale

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Policy-makers must answer key questions to advance public understanding
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Fed 'overlooking' US consumers

Fed ‘overlooking’ US consumers

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Policy-makers' priority is sustaining the business cycle
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