French finance minister Le Maire: There are no plans for a new general lockdown 0 (0)

France stays adamant that they will not return to a mass lockdown
Germany’s Merkel also sent a similar message earlier today .
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But as the virus situation continues to escalate across Europe, tougher restrictions will surely be needed to curb the spread. Otherwise, fears of the virus itself will weigh on consumer behaviour and that will take

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BOE’s Ramsden: We are not about to use negative rates imminently 0 (0)

Ramsden says that he still sees the effective lower bound at 0.10%
The BOE’s communication on negative rates has been all over the place, so I wouldn’t put too much attachment to Ramsden’s remarks. But for now, it is enough to give the pound a decent lift, with cable looking to firmly clear its 200-hour moving

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