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Stock Index Futures Mixed Ahead of U.S. JOLTs Report and Fed Speak, Nike Earnings on Tap

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ24) are down -0.13%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are up +0.06% this morning as investors awaited the latest reading on U.S. job openings, comments from Federal Reserve officials, and an earnings report from the world’s largest shoemaker Nike.

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Eurozone Inflation Falls Under 2% For First Time Since 2021

The eurozone's annual inflation rate fell to its lowest level in three-and-a-half years in September, official data showed Tuesday, dropping below the European Central Bank's two-percent target and fuelling expectations of a rate cut.

International Business Times

ECB Chief Backs Bank Mergers Amid UniCredit, Commerzbank Talk

ECB chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that cross-border banking mergers in Europe were "desirable" to boost their competitiveness, despite mounting German opposition to a potential tie-up between Commerzbank and Italy's UniCredit.

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Nasdaq Futures Soar as Micron’s Strong Outlook Boosts Sentiment, U.S. GDP Data and Fed Speak in Focus

December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ24) are trending up +1.33% this morning as market participants cheered forecast-beating quarterly results and guidance from semiconductor giant Micron, while also awaiting a flurry of U.S. economic data and remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

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ECB cuts interest rate to 3.5% and warns of weak eurozone growth

European Central Bank makes 0.25-point cut as expected after eurozone inflation fell to 2.2% in August

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With Inflation Slowing, ECB To Cut Rates Again

With inflation slowing and the economic outlook darkening, the European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again Thursday but is unlikely to give much away about its next moves.

International Business Times

ECB Leaves September Options 'Wide Open' After Rate Pause

The European Central Bank is keeping options "wide open" for September, president Christine Lagarde said, after holding interest rates steady Thursday in the wait for more evidence that inflation was on the right track.

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ECB Leaves September Options 'Wide Open' After Rate Pause

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Cautious ECB Opts For Summer Rate Pause

The European Central Bank held borrowing costs steady Thursday, giving policymakers more time to assess progress on inflation after last month's first interest rate cut in five years.

International Business Times

The EU's Women-led Top Team

Ursula von der Leyen, who is expected to be confirmed as European Commission president for a second term on Thursday, is one of three women in the five top European Union jobs.

International Business Times

The ECB's chief is tired of people blaming Taylor Swift for the Eurozone’s sticky inflation

“It’s not just Taylor Swift, you know,” Christine Lagarde told the ECB Forum. “Others have come as well.”

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Sainsbury’s boss says rate cuts needed to spur consumer spending; eurozone inflation dips to 2.5% – as it happened

Simon Roberts says consumer caution ‘not surprising given everything households have been through in the cost of living crisis’

The Guardian - UK

Nasdaq, S&P 500 Close At Record Highs Amid AI Enthusiasm

Both the tech-rich Nasdaq and the broad-based S&P 500 pushed to all-time closing highs.

International Business Times

S&P Futures Tick Lower Ahead of FOMC Meeting, U.S. Inflation Data Awaited

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are trending down -0.31% this morning as market participants geared up for the start of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting while also awaiting Wednesday’s release of a key U.S. inflation report.

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ECB's Lagarde: Inflation Likely To Ease With Risks Both Ways

Christine Lagarde's comments on inflation outlook and risks, emphasizing vigilance and flexibility in economic policy.

International Business Times

'We Are Not Fed-dependent,' ECB Chief Says On Rate Cuts

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde suggested Tuesday that the regulator could lower interest rates before a similar move by the US Federal Reserve, saying "we are not Fed-dependent."

The Guardian - UK

ECB leaves eurozone interest rates on hold but hints at cut this summer – as it happened

European Central Bank says rate cuts would be appropriate if inflation keeps falling, as BoE policymaker Megan Greene argues UK rate cuts are a way off

International Business Times

ECB Seen Holding Interest Rates One Last Time

The European Central Bank is expected to freeze its key interest rate at a record high again Thursday but pave the way for a first cut in June as inflation eases.

International Business Times

ECB Tipped To Pause One Last Time Before June Rate Cut

The Frankfurt-based institution has left its key rates unchanged since October 2023, following an unprecedented streak of hikes to tame red-hot inflation.

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Australian shares rally to reach another all-time high

The ASX200 rose 1.1 per cent to finish above 7,800 for the first time after more talk of rate cuts as soon as June in the US and Europe.

International Business Times

Sticky Inflation To Keep Eurozone Interest Rates On Hold

Sticky inflation is expected to prompt eurozone rate-setters to hold borrowing costs steady again Thursday, as they await clearer signs of a sustained easing of consumer prices before beginning to cut.

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