ECB PRESIDENT CHRISTINE LAGARDE AT SINTRA CONFERENCE: WE RAISED RATES BECAUSE WE HAD THE PERFECT MONETARY POLICY CIRCUMSTANCES TO DO SO
By Amanda CooperThe pound fell for the first time in a week on Wednesday in the face of a robust dollar, which got a lift from a rise in U.S. Treasury yields ahead of jobs data, while markets were also awaiting comments from new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh.Sterling FX:GBPUSD was down 0.23% at $1.3234, ha…
MORE BOE'S BAILEY: FINANCIAL CONDITIONS HAVE TIGHTENED WHICH GIVES US TIME TO EVALUATE WHETHER WE NEED TO RAISE BANK RATE
MORE BOE'S BAILEY: I AM ENCOURAGED THAT INFLATION HAS NOT RISEN HIGHER
MORE BOE'S BAILEY: THE LABOUR MARKET IS QUITE SOFT; WE SEE AN OUPUT GAP OPENING UP
MORE BOE'S BAILEY: INFLATION COULD HIT 3.2% LATER THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF LAGGED EFFECTS ON ENERGY
BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR ANDREW BAILEY TO CNBC: WE'D HAVE HIT INFLATION TARGET IN APRIL OR MAY OF 2026 WERE IT NOT FOR THE WAR
The pound strengthened against the euro and dipped against the dollar on Tuesday as traders positioned for a likely Andy Burnham premiership in Britain and digested data from the euro zone and U.S.Moves were muted, but sterling snapped a three-day run of gains against the dollar and was last down 0…
MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: PRE-EMPTIVE RATE HIKES COULD OBSCURE ASSESSMENT OF HOW FAR RATES NEED TO RISE
MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: WE CAN RELY LARGELY ON INTEREST RATES TO SET POLICY; WE NO LONGER NEED TO REACH FOR 'UNCONVENTIONAL' TOOLS
MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: ECB PROJECTION ERRORS SINCE THE START OF THE MIDDLE EAST WAR HAVE BEEN SMALL
MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON STABLE LONG-TERM INFLATION EXPECTATIONS COULD DELAY NECESSARY RATE HIKES
MORE ECB'S LAGARDE: HOLDING RATES CONSTANT WOULD HAVE KEPT INFLATION ABOVE 2% IN 2027 AND 2028
ECB PRESIDENT CHRISTINE LAGARDE AT ECB CONFERENCE IN SINTRA: WE HAVE SEEN NOTHING THAT HAS CALLED INTO QUESTION OUR DECISION TO RAISE RATES
By Amanda CooperThe pound, set for its largest monthly drop since March, edged up on Monday as Andy Burnham, Britain's likely next prime minister, laid out his plans for the economy in his first speech since becoming a lawmaker.Burnham, who returned to Westminster this month after winning a parliam…
By Amanda CooperThe pound, set for its largest monthly drop since March, held steady on Monday ahead of a much-anticipated speech from Andy Burnham, Britain's likely next prime minister, which investors will scour for clues on his thinking on the economy.Burnham, who returned to Westminster this mo…
