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Bank of England cuts key interest rate to 5 percent, saying inflation threat has eased

LONDON ― The Bank of England cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years, saying the U.K. economy has cooled enough to justify a modest relaxation of monetary policy. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 in favor of cutt...

2 months ago

Spain’s Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new Commission

BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has chosen Spanish Ecological Transition Minister Teresa Ribera as her second-in-command, tasking her with overseeing a vast portfolio including climate and competition policy. Ribera, a Social...

4 weeks ago

Europe is betting everything on getting richer

BRUSSELS ― It looks a lot like a continental midlife crisis.Politicians are searching for answers and they're finding a Europe that is grayer, less dynamic and less innovative than ever before. They're betting everything on turning the economy around, eve...

3 weeks ago