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Dec 2023
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Policymakers take divergent paths toward...

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Central banks in Europe and the US left borrowing costs untouched this week. But the latter went a step further and unexpectedly promised cuts. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain how ratesetters, who were slow to tackle inflation, could be laggards again. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and ... Show More
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