Britain’s finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks on the second day of the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool,…
Swiss central bank cuts rates by a quarter point in third trim this year
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21,…
Swiss central bank cuts rates by a quarter point in third trim this year
The Swiss National Bank on Thursday took a third step to loosen monetary policy this year, bringing its key interest…
Britain’s finance minister calls for spending discipline but no return to austerity
Liverpool, ENGLAND — U.K. Finance Minister Rachel Reeves vowed on Monday that Britain will not return to austerity, but said…
Bank of England presses pause on rate cuts, highlights ‘gradual approach’
LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday said it would hold interest rates steady following its initial cut in…
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier named new French prime minister
French President Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier, the European Union’s former Brexit negotiator, as prime minister in a bid…
Euro zone inflation falls to 3-year low of 2.2%, backing September rate cut case
Euro zone inflation dropped to a three-year low of 2.2% in August, flash figures from statistics agency Eurostat showed Friday,…
British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and Morgan Stanley’s Bloomer retrieved from yacht wreckage
LONDON — The body of British technology entrepreneur Mike Lynch, 59, has been retrieved from the wreckage of a yacht…
UK economy expands 0.6% in second quarter; June growth stalls
The U.K. economy grew by 0.6% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday,…
Euro zone inflation rises to 2.6% in July, above expectations
Headline inflation in the euro zone unexpectedly rose to 2.6% in July, the European Union’s statistics agency said Wednesday, even…
