European inflation and interest rates will be low for a longer period of time, said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the Eurogroup of euro-area finance ministers.
European inflation and interest rates will be low for a longer period of time, said Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who heads the Eurogroup of euro-area finance ministers.
Investors flocked to Italy’s inaugural environment-focused government bond offering on Wednesday, allowing the country to raise more than €8bn. The banks running the issuance chalked up around €80bn in orders for €8.5bn of debt. It was the biggest debut sovereign green bond from a European issuer to date, according to Intesa Sanpaolo, which worked on the deal. Source FT
The House passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus plan early Saturday in a nearly party-line vote, advancing a sweeping pandemic aid package that would provide billions of dollars for unemployed Americans, struggling families and businesses, schools and the distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Source MSN
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