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Eurozone wage rebound complicates ecb rate cut timing

Negotiated wages in the eurozone picked up again at the end of 2025, with collectively bargained pay rising 2.95% year-on-year in the fourth quarter, according to fresh European Central Bank data released on Friday. The increase marks a clear acceleration from the revised 1.89% recorded in the previous......

Christine Lagarde expected to step down early from ECB, FT reports

Christine Lagarde is expected to leave the European Central Bank before the end of her eight year term as president, which is due to expire in October 2027, according to a report published by the Financial Times on February 18, 2026. The development would mark a reversal for Lagarde, who less than a......

Dollar sentiment hits 14 year low as BRICS advance payment network

Investor sentiment toward the US dollar has fallen to its most bearish level in more than 14 years as the BRICS bloc steps up efforts to develop a cross border payment system aimed at reducing reliance on dollar dominated financial channels. The initiative builds on Brazil’s instant payment platform......

Eurozone finance ministers push to strengthen euro’s global role

Finance ministers from the 20 eurozone countries met in Brussels on Monday to outline steps aimed at boosting the international standing of the euro, as Europe seeks to lessen its reliance on the US dollar amid mounting geopolitical and economic pressures. The meeting, chaired by Greek Finance Minister......

Bulgarian Central Bank deputy governor appointed to lead caretaker government

Bulgarian Central Bank Deputy Governor Andrey Gurov has accepted the mandate to form a caretaker government, the Bulgarian News Agency reported Thursday. The appointment follows the decision of President Iliana Iotova, who is currently serving as acting head of state after former President Rumen Radev......

Bank of France governor François Villeroy de Galhau to step down in June

François Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Bank of France, has announced that he will leave his post at the beginning of June, several years before the end of his mandate, in a move that has taken many observers by surprise. In a statement released by the French central bank, Villeroy de Galhau......

Gold prices dip below $5,000 after Fed official's cautious rate cut remarks

Gold prices fell sharply on Thursday, dropping below the $5,000 per ounce mark as a stronger US dollar and cautious signals from Federal Reserve officials dampened investor enthusiasm for the precious metal. Spot gold traded between $4,835 and $4,920 during the session, marking a decline of more than......

European stocks steady ahead of ECB and Bank of England rate decisions

European stock markets held steady Thursday as investors digested mixed corporate earnings and braced for policy decisions from two major central banks later in the day. The pan-European STOXX 600 hovered around 618 points early in the session, near the record from the previous close. Germany's......

UBS raises gold forecast to $6,200 amid record highs

UBS has boosted its gold price target to $6,200 per ounce for March, June, and September 2026, up from $5,000, citing stronger-than-expected demand driven by surging investment flows and central bank purchases. The upgrade comes as spot gold surged to a record $5,594.82 on Thursday, extending a stunning......