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China Bans Unapproved Yuan-linked Stablecoin Issuance Overseas - Bloomberg
The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. Its updated assessment reconfirms that inflation should stabilise at its 2% target in the medium term. The economy remains resilient in a challenging global environment. Low unemployment, solid private sector balance sheets, the gradual rollout of public spending on defence and infrastructure and the supportive effects of the past interest rate cuts are underpinning growth. At the... (continue reading...)
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75% at its meeting ending February 4, 2026. Four members voted to reduce the rate by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5%.
CPI inflation fell from 3.8% in September to 3.4% in December 2025, remaining above the 2% target. The central bank expects inflation to fall back to around the target from April, primarily due to energy price developments including measures from Budget 2025.
The... (continue reading...)
By Laura Matthews
NEW YORK, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar hit a two-week high on Thursday as fresh volatility gripped stocks and the pound tumbled after the Bank of England voted by a razor-thin margin to leave UK rates unchanged.
The greenback found firmer footing this week as investors turned more risk-averse and financial markets assessed results so far in the U.S. corporate earnings season, now halfway complete.
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Investing.com -- Apollo Management's chief economist Torsten Slok has warned about the potential unwinding of the yen carry trade, pointing to recent sharp movements in speculative futures positioning.
"Speculative futures positioning has swung sharply, highlighting that carry trades can unwind quickly even as the broader yen-funded footprint remains in place," Slok wrote in a note.
Recent data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) shows speculative... (continue reading...)
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