BankingCentral bank blunders undermine tough rate talkDecember 5, 2023160LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Words are fighting it out with numbers in financial markets at present. Comments by...
BankingBank of England drags Bagehot into the shadowsDecember 1, 202396LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Walter Bagehot’s 1873 book “Lombard Street” is a bible for financial policymakers. The English...
BankingEU watchdogs muck up Amazon’s messy iRobot cleanupNovember 28, 2023106Signage is seen at an Amazon facility in Staten Island, New York City, U.S., April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Acquire...
FundsMeasuring the US and China’s conscious decouplingNovember 16, 202371MUMBAI, Nov 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The United States prefers to talk about efforts to reduce its dependence on China...
MortgagesEurope’s shrinking stash heralds economic troubleNovember 14, 202366LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The euro zone is a tale of two interest rates: the official one set...
EconomyEU members’ China cuddling weakens Brussels’ handAugust 17, 202373European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium, February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS,...
BankingHigh services costs make UK rate-cutting laggardAugust 16, 202381Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey speaks as he attends a press conference for the Monetary Policy Report...
InvestingEU has to come clean on costs of green transitionJuly 18, 202368LONDON, July 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Europe is providing a test of whether weak governments can enact strong policies. It...
BankingWatchdog with teeth can help EU hunt unicornsJuly 11, 202365BRUSSELS, July 11 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Europe wants to keep its home-grown innovators from going abroad in search of new...
BankingUK bank’s 25% drop adds further investor wildcardJuly 7, 202375LONDON, July 7 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Being a bank investor was already hard enough in 2023. Shareholders who thought rising...