Spain orders olive oil mills to store 12% of output, taking about 188,000 tonnes off the market
The first use of the measure follows a forecast harvest of 1.6 million tonnes and producer prices near 3 euros a kilo, down from 4 a year ago.
Serguey Asael Shinder
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Software engineer, BSc First Class Honours in Computing and Information Systems. Reads central bank statements, minutes and statistical releases, and writes down what each one changes and what it leaves unchanged.
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FATF adopts the US mutual evaluation and a scam-compound report, Treasury says
The plenary under the UK presidency also agreed a targeted review of jurisdictions with longstanding weaknesses in virtual-asset supervision.
Schnabel's four lessons: avoid commitments, watch the inflation outlook, guard dominance
In reflections near the end of her ECB term she called pandemic forward guidance too Odyssean and argued for a balance sheet no larger than necessary.
Riksbank plans about SEK 200 billion of currency loans to hedge its reserve, replacing swaps
Borrowing via the Swedish National Debt Office from early 2027 is meant to cut currency risk on the balance sheet and serves no monetary policy purpose.
Bank of England raises Bank Rate to 4% by an 8-1 vote, one member wanted 4.25%
The MPC expects CPI inflation to rise from 3.5% to around 5% by mid-2027 as energy prices climb in the ninth month of the Middle East conflict.
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa says a cyberattack enabled fraud but no client will lose money
The Brittany-based bank suspended some transactions; a reported 118 million euro loss is unconfirmed and the case was first made public by ZachXBT.
Riksbank and BoJ raise rates on imported inflation that the core does not show yet
Stockholm moved on 4 November with underlying inflation at 1.6%; Tokyo's minutes show two dissenters making exactly that objection in September.
US Treasury refunding sells 125 billion dollars, makes the 7-year a quarterly issue
Coupon auction sizes stay unchanged for several quarters, the cash balance may peak at 1.025 trillion dollars and buybacks run to 95 billion.
ECB wage tracker points to 2.8% wage growth in the first half of 2027, up from 2.3% in 2026
The update covers agreements signed up to mid-October and extends the horizon to September 2027, where coverage is still thin.
BoJ September minutes: hike to around 1.25% passed 7-2, Asada and Sato voted to hold
Released on 5 November, the minutes show members citing the Middle East, AI demand and the yen as references for timing, and two dissents on the strength of the economy.