Marc Jones

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Global Markets Correspondent at Reuters

Global markets correspondent at Reuters in London, views mostly mine but often borrowed from others

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Articles

ECB Needs to Show 'Agile Pragmatism' Amid Israel-Iran War, Villeroy Says

1 week ago | money.usnews.com | Yoruk Bahceli |Marc Jones

By Yoruk Bahceli and Marc JonesLONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank needs to be even more agile with its interest rate policy following the eruption of the Israel-Iran air war, France's central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Tuesday. Villeroy said the ECB was currently "in a good position" after it cut interest rates to 2% this month, but pointed to growing uncertainty given that the Middle East conflict has already pushed oil prices up sharply.
UK's Reeves pitches Britain as 'oasis of stability' for investors

1 week ago | msn.com | David Milliken |Marc Jones

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UK's Reeves pitches Britain as 'oasis of stability' for investors

1 week ago | reuters.com | David Milliken |Marc Jones

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves speaks during the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - British finance minister Rachel Reeves said foreign investors should view Britain as an "oasis of stability" at a time of global political and economic turmoil.
Bolsas celebran rebaja de tasas del BCE tras alza de bonos impulsado por EEUU

3 weeks ago | es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com | Marc Jones

Por Marc Jones LONDRES, 5 jun (Reuters) - Las bolsas europeas subían el jueves, impulsadas por el último recorte de tasas de interés del Banco Central Europeo, tras unos débiles datos económicos en Estados Unidos que provocaron un fuerte repunte de la deuda pública y dejaron a Wall Street a la espera de volver al codiciado mercado alcista.
Denmark gets Europe's Ukraine export guarantee scheme underway

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Marc Jones

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) - Denmark has become the first country to formally join the European Union's new 300 million euro Ukraine export credit guarantee facility which supports European companies doing business with Ukrainian counterparts.
Stocks cheer ECB rate cut after U.S.-driven bond rally

3 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Marc Jones

LONDON (Reuters) - The latest ECB interest rate cut helped lift European stocks on Thursday, after more weak U.S. economic numbers had triggered a sharp government bond rally and left Wall Street eyeing coveted bull market territory again. With the European Central Bank's eighth rate cut in just over a year taking euro zone borrowing costs down to 2%, investors are now waiting to hear what Christine Lagarde signals might come next, given the current uncertainty over a potential U.S. trade deal.
Europe waits for ECB cut after U.S.-driven bond rally

3 weeks ago | marketscreener.com | Marc Jones

LONDON (Reuters) - European markets made a steady start on Thursday ahead of an expected ECB interest rate cut, and after weak U.S. economic numbers had triggered a sharp government bond rally and nudged Wall Street toward bull market territory.
Polish gridlock puts belt tightening efforts at risk, ratings agencies warn

3 weeks ago | 939thegame.com | Gergely Szakacs |Marc Jones

By Gergely Szakacs and Marc JonesWARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) -Poland’s sovereign credit rating could come under pressure if nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s presidential election win leads to a prolonged political deadlock that hampers efforts to tackle the large fiscal deficit, ratings agencies said.
Polish gridlock puts belt tightening efforts at risk, ratings agencies warn

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Gergely Szakacs |Marc Jones

Polish presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, backed by the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, gestures next to his wife Marta Nawrocka, his sons Antoni and Daniel and daughter Katarzyna, as they react to the exit polls of the second round of the presidential election, in Warsaw, Poland, June 1, 2025. REUTERS/Aleksandra...
Ukraine to default on payment to GDP warrant holders

3 weeks ago | freerepublic.com | Libby George |Olena Harmash |Marc Jones

Free RepublicBrowse · SearchNews/ActivismTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. Ukraine to default on payment to GDP warrant holdersReuters ^ | May 30,2025 | By Libby George, Olena Harmash and Marc JonesPosted on by NoLibZoneLONDON/KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's finance ministry said on Friday it would not be paying more than half a billion dollars due to holders of its GDP warrants, marking the first payment default since it created the instruments.