European stock markets fell on Thursday. This followed central bank updates from the UK and US. The Bank of England (BoE) kept interest rates steady, diverging from the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) position. Fed Chair Jerome Powell had said a March rate cut in the US would be too soon, affecting US markets on Wednesday. In […]
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