Geoffrey Smith

Central Banking editor, Politico. London, Marlow and Frankfurt.

marlow, england, united kingdom

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I am an accomplished and multilingual financial journalist, with a wealth of experience accumulated over nearly 30 years in five different countries. I’ve covered topics ranging from energy markets to monetary policy via banking regulation and the mining sector, producing real-time news, newsletters and longer-form analysis and feature work.

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ECB's Lagarde warns against breaking EU law with Ukraine loan - MGSN

Top central banker says the Frankfurt institution won’t underwrite the disputed loan.Read More Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

mgsnetwork.net•Geoffrey Smith•Dec 18, 2025

ECB's Lagarde warns against breaking EU law with Ukraine loan

EU leaders will find a solution to the problem of how to get money to Ukraine but must stay on the right side of the law, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Frankfurt after the ECB’s Governing... See more

politico.eu•Geoffrey Smith•Dec 18, 2025

Bank of England cuts rates again as UK economy falters

The Bank of England cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point to 3.75 percent, saying that the U.K. economy had cooled enough to justify loosening financial conditions. The move was widely expected after data earlier this week showed that unemployment ... See more

politico.eu•Geoffrey Smith•Dec 18, 2025

Fall in UK inflation sets up BoE interest rate cut

The Bank of England is set to cut interest rates on Thursday, after lower-than-expected inflation figures and signs of a weakening jobs market. Headline inflation slowed to 3.2 percent in November, from 3.6 in October, the Office for National Statistics s... See more

politico.eu•Geoffrey Smith•Dec 17, 2025

Markets give a cautious welcome to Reeves' messy UK budget

LONDON — Financial markets gave a cautious welcome to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget — to the extent that they could make sense of it. The presentation of the U.K. government’s fiscal plans for the next year was badly disrupted when the Office for Budge... See more

politico.eu•Geoffrey Smith•Nov 26, 2025

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ECB's Lagarde warns against breaking EU law with Ukraine loan - MGSN

ECB's Lagarde warns against breaking EU law with Ukraine loan

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