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POLONIA Rate stays unchanged

WARSAW, Jun 30 (Reuters) – POLONIA the reference rate for Overnight deposits amounted to 3.41 percent.The volume of transactions concluded till 16:30 by banks participating in POLONIA fixing amounted to 00 mln PLN.Note: Description of reference rate at:https://www.nbp.pl/((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.c…

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BoE's Bailey sees no rush to act on interest rates

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Tuesday that the central bank remained in no rush to respond to increased oil prices and that inflation was on course to return to its 2% target, albeit later than he would have liked.Bailey said that past increases in oil prices meant British inflatio…

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Colombia's urban jobless rate falls to 8.5% in May

Colombia's urban jobless rate was 8.5% in May, below the 9% registered the same month last year, government statistics agency DANE said on Tuesday, based on surveys in the country's 13 biggest cities.The national unemployment rate also stood at 8%, also below the 9% reported for May 2025, DANE said…

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Colombia Industrial Confidence Falls in May

Colombia’s industrial confidence indicator fell by 1.0 percentage point month-over-month to -2.9% in May 2026, signaling weaker sentiment in the manufacturing sector.The decline was mainly driven by a 4.2 percentage points increase in inventory levels and a 2.1 percentage points drop in production…

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South African Rand Slightly Firmer

The South African rand edged up toward 16.4 per USD, the highest since mid-June, mainly benefiting from rising prices of key precious metals.Meanwhile, traders digested fresh domestic data showing inflation expectations rose sharply in the second quarter.However, the survey was conducted before the…

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Canada's Economy Ticks Along After GDP Grows 0.5% in April — 2nd Update

By Robb M. StewartOTTAWA--Canada's economy emerged from a rough winter on firmer footing, springing back to growth with a slight rise in activity last month on the heels of the strongest growth in nine months in April.The rebound puts the economy on track to resume growing this quarter, following b…

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German regulator moves to curb Deutsche Bahn dominance on key rail routes

Germany's network regulator plans to limit Deutsche Bahn's use of long-distance rail capacity on some congested routes, potentially opening the market to rivals including Italy's Italo (IPO-NUOVO.MI).The Bundesnetzagentur presented the proposal to its rail infrastructure advisory council on Tuesday…

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In France, a funeral home is overwhelmed as the heatwave's death toll rises

By Lucien Libert and Lauren BacquieUndertaker Zouhaier Hertelli is receiving panicked calls from families, retirement homes, and even the police desperately trying to find space in refrigerated mortuary storage for people who died during the heatwave that has been gripping France.There were at leas…

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Trump cuts New York funding for Medicaid fraud unit

By Jody GodoyThe Trump administration said on Tuesday it would cut off funding to New York's Medicaid fraud unit, accusing it of underperforming in a move that could jeopardize the state's eligibility to receive federal funding for low-income healthcare.New York has lagged behind other large states…

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U.S. Job Openings and Hires Remained Stable in May

By Jessica CoacciU.S. job openings and hires held steady in May, according to a report from the Labor Department's monthly job openings and labor turnover survey.Available positions held steady at 7.6 million in May, unchanged from April. Meanwhile, the hiring rate held steady at 3.3% with about 5…

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Portugal Inflation Eases To 3.2% In June

BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Portugal's consumer price inflation moderated slightly in June amid a reduction in fuel prices, preliminary data from Statistics Portugal showed on Tuesday.The consumer price index rose 3.2 percent annually in June, slower than the 3.3 percent increase in May.The annual price g…

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