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ECB sees no rush for July interest-rate cut

Bloomberg European Central Bank (ECB) policy makers aren’t yet ready to rush into additional monetary stimulus at this month’s meeting, preferring instead to wait for more data on the economy, according to euro-area central-bank officials familiar with the matter. While Governing Council members agree that they could act on July 25 if the outlook deteriorates, they are currently leaning towards ...

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‘Polish lenders warn of $16b risk from EU ruling’

Bloomberg Poland’s bank association has asked the government and industry regulators for help in case the European Union’s top court rules against the country’s lenders over foreign-currency mortgages, according to Puls Biznesu newspaper. The lobby’s initial estimate shows banks could face “huge” costs of at least 60 billion zloty ($16 billion), or about four years of industry profits, in a ...

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Bankers across Denmark face fallout of scandal linked to overcharging

Bloomberg Denmark is investigating whether banks besides Danske Bank A/S have recommended loss-making investment products to their clients. The country’s biggest lender fired one of its star executives after an internal review concluded that management was aware it was charging its retail customers too much for products that were likely to offer very low returns. The bank has pledged to ...

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