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Carney takes second look at Brexit

  Bloomberg Take Two at the Bank of England means action. That’s the conclusion of almost all economists surveyed by Bloomberg, who predict the central bank’s second decision since Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will involve an interest-rate cut. Such a move would see Governor Mark Carney delivering on his summer stimulus signal after officials shocked investors by ...

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Central Bank ignores president’s plea, moves to lift Colombia rate

  Bloomberg Colombia’s central bank ignored a last minute plea by President Juan Manuel Santos and raised the benchmark interest rate for an 11th consecutive month as surging food prices pushed inflation to the fastest since 2000. In a split decision, the seven-member board voted to raise the key rate a quarter-point to 7.75 percent, central bank Governor Jose Dario ...

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Deutsche Bank fares better in EBA stress test

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG scored higher in the European Banking Authority’s stress test this year than in 2014 in a sign that steps to bolster financial resilience are taking hold despite a tougher examination that took account of surging litigation costs. The company’s common equity Tier 1 ratio fell to 7.8 percent in the adverse scenario, measuring resilience to ...

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