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ECB President Lagarde speaking Wednesday. Villeroy and Knot also.

ECB President Lagarde speaking Wednesday. Villeroy and ...

Times below are in GMT/US Eastern time format:0900/0400 ECB Governing Council m...

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Japanese Labor Talks Forecast Big Wage Hikes; BOJ Interest Rate Decision Looms

Japanese Labor Talks Forecast Big Wage Hikes; BOJ Inter...

Japan’s largest business lobby, Keidanren, and trade unions began their annual l...

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Poll shows 18 out of 19 economists expect a Bank of Japan rate hike on Friday

Poll shows 18 out of 19 economists expect a Bank of Jap...

CNBC conducted the poll, the main points:The Bank of Japan is expected to raise ...

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New Zealand inflation data today has pricing for an RBNZ 50bp rate cut at around 67%

New Zealand inflation data today has pricing for an RBN...

Official data for Q4 CPI from New Zealand shows inflation firmly in the Reserve ...

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PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.1696 (vs. estimate at 7.2642)

PBOC sets USD/ CNY mid-point today at 7.1696 (vs. estim...

The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for sett...

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China's long new year holiday is coming up, PBOC beginning to inject funds

China's long new year holiday is coming up, PBOC beginn...

China's Lunar New Year, marking the start of the Year of the Snake, falls on Wed...

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Japan PM Ishiba will speak this week - to highlight pay hikes

Japan PM Ishiba will speak this week - to highlight pay...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will emphasize strong wage growth surpass...

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RBNZ's own preferred inflation model 3.1% y/y for Q4 2024 (prior 3.4%)

RBNZ's own preferred inflation model 3.1% y/y for Q4 20...

Earlier today we had the official CPI data from NZ: New Zealand Q4 2024 CPI slig...

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Internet cables to Matsu Islands (Taiwan) have been severed

Internet cables to Matsu Islands (Taiwan) have been sev...

These Taiwanese islands are super-close to the mainland.Reports that the underse...

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UBS CEO sees sticky inflation, tariff risks - "don’t see rates coming down as fast"

UBS CEO sees sticky inflation, tariff risks - "don’t se...

UBS CEO Ermotti spoke with CNBC on Tuesday, saying he sees rates not coming down...

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Australian Leading Index shows "more modest momentum"

Australian Leading Index shows "more modest momentum"

The six-month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading ...

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Meta expands wearable tech lineup with Smart Glasses, AI-Enhanced devices to rival Apple

Meta expands wearable tech lineup with Smart Glasses, A...

Meta Platforms is advancing its wearable technology offerings, including Oakley-...

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PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.2642 – Reuters estimate

PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7...

People's Bank of China USD/CNY reference rate is due around 0115 GMT.The People'...

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Goldman Sachs on Trump tariffs - "more benign than expected", but some of it hawkish

Goldman Sachs on Trump tariffs - "more benign than expe...

Goldman Sachs on US politics:“President Trump’s Inauguration Day policy announce...

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Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang warned Tuesday that trade wars end with “no winners”

Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang warned Tuesday that ...

Trade tensions between China and the US are inevitable. Chinese Vice Premier Din...