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“a 'not-too-persistent' overshoot could warrant policy tightening as energy shock pushes 2026 forecast to 2.6% and severe scenario sees 6% peak”
“up to 75% off the price of paying monthly”
“The largest single banking settlement is the $290 million paid by JPMorgan Chase & Co. in June 2023 to settle a class action brought by Epstein's victims.”
“Based on 2023 data from the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, the average long-term care insurance cost for a single, healthy 55-year-old male was $900 per year for a $165,000 plan.”
“corporate profits drove two-thirds of inflation”
“the brand's 10GB data plan comes in at $21 a month, but by opting for a 12-month plan, you'll get your plan for just $75 - that's $6.25 a month, or a whopping $177 off”
“Deutsche Bank, which acquired Epstein as a client after JPMorgan eventually ended the relationship in 2013, paid $75 million in May 2023 to settle a similar class action.”
“the monetary tightening that brought eurozone inflation from 10% to 1.9% is complete”
“hotspot usually comes in at $5 per month, that's a cool $60 extra value”
“The US Virgin Islands, which had brought a civil case against Epstein's estate, settled for approximately $105 million in November 2022.”
“inflation falls to 2.7% and debt sits at 24.1% of GDP”
“net you up to 20% off the price of your plan”
“Those islands were subsequently sold in 2023 to billionaire Stephen Deckoff for $60 million, with proceeds going to victims' compensation and to general territorial purposes.”
“project costing roughly €275 million ($319 million)”
“you'll both get $5 referral credit added to your accounts”
“inflation peaked above 25 percent in 2023”
“only 50% of your total referral credit balance can be spent at any one time”
“pushing the single currency to $1.1513, its weakest level since November”
“you'll earn 1 point for every $1 you spend.”
“Since the conflict erupted, the euro has lost 2% against the greenback, while the Korean won has dropped 3% and the Indian rupee and Japanese yen have each shed more than 1.5%”
“PlayStation offers 2x points on selected dining purchases, as well as 3x points on purchases of streaming and internet.”
“The dollar index (DXY) has risen more than 1.5% against a basket of major currencies since the escalation began, approaching its highest level since November”
“We've also seen limited-time promotions offer card holders 10x points on the PlayStation-related purchases they make through the Sony or PlayStation stores.”
“The pound fell 0.5% to $1.3348, hovering just above its low for the year”
“the dollar edged up 0.3% to 159.395 yen”
“The swaps market on Thursday showed traders pricing an ECB rate hike as early as June”
“The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, is expected to hold the federal funds target range at 3.50-3.75%, with the first cut now pushed back to September from a previous expectation of July”
“Bitcoin, often viewed as a risk-on barometer, fell 1% to slip just below $70,000”
“Italian 10-year yields rising five basis points relative to German bunds”
“4.267%”
“5.069%”
“Ten-year Greek and Italian bonds now trade less than one percentage point above German Bunds.”
“Stournaras repeatedly cites the €800 billion NextGenerationEU programme as proof that conditional, time-bound common borrowing works.”
“inflation projected to converge to the ECB's 2% target over the medium term.”
“promising a €500bn off‑budget fund for infrastructure and defence”
“the monetary tightening that brought eurozone inflation from 10% to 1.9%”
“expand its 20% share of global reserves”
“US networks carry under 1% of payment value”
“The single currency hit 1.1369 against the dollar”
“France's public deficit is running near 5 percent of GDP, well above the EU's 3 percent reference value, and the European Commission has placed Paris under an excessive deficit procedure.”
“The European Commission estimates it will save European firms over €4 billion annually in tariff duties.”
“Bulgaria becomes the 21st member of the eurozone on Thursday, 1 January 2026, retiring the lev after a fixed conversion rate of 1.95583 leva to the euro.”
“The move adds 6.7 million people to the single currency area, raising the total to 356 million.”
“The lev has been tied to the German mark since 1997, a stabilisation measure after hyperinflation in the mid-1990s. When Germany entered the euro in 1999, the peg effectively shifted to the new currency.”
“Bulgaria joined the Exchange Rate Mechanism II in July 2020, formally locking the lev at the current rate.”
“That changes on Thursday: the Bulgarian National Bank governor will join the council, giving Sofia a voice in rate-setting for the first time.”
“A transition period runs until August 2026 for dual pricing in shops.”
“Lev notes and coins remain legal tender until 31 January 2026.”
“For six months, citizens can exchange cash at any commercial bank, post office or the Bulgarian National Bank.”
“Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, told an audience in Sofia in November that the switch would deliver 'smoother trade, lower financing costs and more stable prices'. She put the inflation impact at a 'modest' 0.2 t…”
“Zsolt Darvas, a senior fellow at the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel, told the Associated Press that historical experience shows 'whenever there is a changeover from national currency to the euro, there is often a minor inflation effect,…”
“Croatia, the last country to join in January 2023, saw a one-off price-level increase of around 0.3 percent according to Eurostat, though public perception of price rounding was far higher.”
“May flash estimate exceeds ECB target by more than a percentage point, locking in expectations of a rate hike at next week's meeting while Germany, France and southern members diverge sharply.”
“The lev disappears on 1 January after a fixed conversion rate of 1.95583 to the euro.”
“The central bank revised 2025 growth to 1.4%”
“Flash data from Eurostat shows consumer prices accelerating above the 2% target, with services inflation climbing to 3.5% and core holding at 2.4%, complicating the ECB's rate path.”
“internal barriers equal a 100% tariff on services.”
“price growth accelerating to 2.2% in September.”
“€140 billion Euroclear proposal”
“77 percent of his digital euro meetings with private financial firms”
“A €500bn fund”
“deposit rates at 2 percent”
“€3.35 trillion debt pile”
“Parliament must ratify loan agreements worth 1 billion euros from the European Union and the World Bank before the agreements expire in the coming months.”
“In London, the Monetary Policy Committee voted 5-4 to reduce Bank Rate from 4% to 3.75%.”
“The ECB left its deposit facility rate at 2.5%, exactly as markets expected.”
“The December staff macroeconomic projections now see euro area GDP expanding by up to 1.4% in 2025 and 1.2% in 2026, both higher than the September forecasts.”
“Inflation projections were little changed, with headline HICP still seen averaging 2.1% in 2026, just above the 2% target.”
“CPI inflation fell to 3.2% in November, down from 4.0% in October.”
“Services inflation ... dropped to 4.8% from 5.2%.”
“unemployment rate rose to 4.4% in the three months to October.”
“GDP growth in the third quarter was revised down to 0.1% quarter-on-quarter.”
“Norway's central bank kept its policy rate at 4%, the highest level since 2008.”
“Annual CPI inflation stood at 3.5% in November, well above the 2% target.”
“core inflation excluding energy and tax changes was 3.3%.”
“The bank's new projections show the policy rate averaging 3.75% in 2026.”
“Sweden's Riksbank held its key policy rate at 1.75%, the level reached after a 25 basis point cut in September.”
“Swedish CPIF inflation, the Riksbank's preferred measure, was 1.6% in November, below the 2% target for the third consecutive month.”
“The krona has appreciated 5% against the euro since September.”
“GDP contracted 0.2% in the third quarter.”
“unemployment at 7.8%”
“The Riksbank's forecast sees the policy rate staying at 1.75% through 2026 and edging up to 2% in 2027.”
“The euro area's inflation is running at 2.2% (November flash estimate)”
“the UK at 3.2%”
“Norway at 3.5%”
“Sweden at 1.6%”
“Euro area negotiated wages rose 3.5% year-on-year in the third quarter”
“UK private sector regular pay growth was 4.8% in the three months to October”
“Norwegian wage settlements for 2025-26 averaged 4.2%.”
“Swedish industrial agreements signed in spring 2025 set increases of 3.1% for 2026.”
“European gas prices at the TTF hub have risen 30% since September”
“The spread between two-year German and Swedish government bond yields has widened to 45 basis points”
“80 percent of generative AI investment across the United States, Europe and Israel in 2023 and 2024 flowed to American firms.”
“The National Crime Agency estimates that more than £100bn is laundered through the British economy annually.”
“UK economy was 16% smaller a decade after 2008 than pre-crisis trends would have predicted.”
“the European Commission provides a substantial annual grant, 12.5 million euro for the 2021-2027 period, according to the college's own financial reporting”
“The S&P 500 closed down 1.6%, the Nasdaq 2.2%.”
“Kosovo's growth has averaged 3 to 4 percent annually in recent years.”
“unemployment, especially among youth, exceeds 20 percent.”
“The EU's Growth Plan for the Western Balkans, adopted in 2023, offers up to €6 billion in grants and concessional loans for the region through 2027.”
