ECB cuts rates and returns to QE

The ECB announced a 10-basis-point rate cut at its meeting yesterday, as well as a return to quantitative easing from 1st of November. Further cuts in the future haven’t been ruled out, with the Governing Council saying rates would be stable or lower until inflation...


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USD: Trump agrees to postpone tariff increases

The dollar edged higher yesterday but is looking weaker this morning. President Trump tweeted that at the request of the Vice Premier of China and due to the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the US will be moving their tariff increases from...


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EUR: Markets expect rate cut from ECB meeting

Euro’s had a choppy start to the day as the markets await the ECB’s monthly meeting – also the last to be chaired by Mario Draghi. A rate cut is widely expected, as is a stimulus package, although the extent of that package is expected to be relatively small. Amid...


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