Christine Lagarde

Global week ahead: Hopes that cooler heads can prevail in Davos

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Global week ahead: Hopes that cooler heads can prevail in Davos

World Economic Forum security badges Leonie Kidd | CNBC Davos Season I have been going to the World Economic Forum since 2009, when I was a young news assistant on “Squawk Box Europe” and had no idea what I was getting into. Back then, and still now, it is CNBC International’s biggest outside broadcast of … Read more

Euro zone inflation up a notch to 2.2% in November, flash data shows

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Euro zone inflation up a notch to 2.2% in November, flash data shows

A Christmas market in Cottbus, Germany. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Euro zone inflation stood at 2.2% in November, marking a slight rise from the previous month, flash data from data agency Eurostat showed Tuesday. The latest consumer price index reading is just a shade above the European Central Bank’s 2% target. … Read more