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CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: When growth got stuck in the chimney: A look back at the U.K. in 2025
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It is tempting, in assessing what 2025 brought for the U.K. economy and for Britain’s corporates and financial markets, to focus more on what didn’t happen than on what did. Most obviously, widely expected interest rate […]
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Treasury yields are little change as markets await key jobs report
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 11, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors prepared for a batch of key economic releases, including the November nonfarm payrolls report, unemployment numbers and October retail sales. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield […]
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European markets slide as traders look ahead to central bank action
Commuters outside the Bank of England (BOE) in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s interest rate decision is scheduled for release on Sept. 19. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in lower territory on Tuesday, reversing gains […]
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European markets start week of central bank meetings in positive territory
Flags for the European Union members stand during a ceremony to lay a cornerstone for the new European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Hannelore Foerster | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks opened in positive territory at the start of a busy week for Europe’s central banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 […]
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UK economy unexpectedly shrunk before Budget
Pedestrians walk past British Union flag designs on advertisements. Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. economy unexpectedly contracted in the three months to October, according to official figures released Friday. It follows a 0.1% expansion over the three months to September. Economists had expected 0% growth over the period. The Office for […]
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The case for more Fed rate cuts could rest on a ‘systemic overcount’ of jobs numbers
In the Federal Reserve’s battle between fighting inflation and limiting unemployment, the latter side carried the day Wednesday and could also have an edge heading into 2026 if labor market weakness becomes more evident through an apparent overcounting of jobs numbers. In the immediate term, worries over the employment situation meant a vote, albeit divided […]
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The Fed’s hawkish cut, Oracle earnings, Coca-Cola’s next CEO and more in Morning Squawk
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
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‘Reflation is back’ says Deutsche Bank as global central banks diverge from Fed
As central banks make different decisions on rates this week and next, their economies all show one thing, according to Deutsche Bank: Global reflation is back. “Something’s cooking. In contrast to US rates, the rest of the world looks far more interesting,” George Saravelos, global head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank, said in a note […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Much to like in Fed’s meeting amid warnings of restraint
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Dec. 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images It ended up being a “hawkish cut,” as expected. Still, investors managed to find a few gifts tucked between the lumps of […]
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European markets head for lackluster open as Fed cut fails to lift sentiment
European stocks are expected to open flat to lower on Thursday as investors digest the U.S. Federal reserve’s rate cut and commentary. Source
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