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Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the Bank of Japan (BoJ) policymakers see little cost to waiting for the next rate…

Four hundred years ago — on New Year’s Day in 1624 — drifting ice on the river Lek in the Netherlands smashed up a dike outside Utrecht. This was a pretty big problem in a country…

USD/CHF inched higher overnight, tracking broader US Dollar (USD) moves and in anticipation of SNB meeting on Thursday. Pair was last at 0.8848 levels. Last…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Financial servicesmyFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.Klarna has been fined $50mn and reprimanded by Sweden’s…

After the inflation numbers in Hungary and the Czech Republic, this morning we also saw the numbers in Romania. November inflation rose from 4.7% to 5.1%,…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Japan’s Nippon Life has agreed to buy Resolution Life,…

Chance for Euro (EUR) to retest the 1.0500 level before a more sustained recovery is likely. In the longer run, current price movements are likely part of a…

Good morning. A federal judge blocked Kroger’s bid to buy Albertsons. The case is not dead yet, but this definitely makes the outlook worse. The stocks of both grocers went down by…

The Pound Sterling oscillates in a tight range near 1.2750 against the US Dollar ahead of the US inflation data for November. Economists expect the Fed to…

USD/CHF gains ground to near 0.8835 in Wednesday’s early European session.  Traders raise bets on Fed rate cut this month to 86%.  The SNB will likely cut…