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Macron says Europe will need to engage with Putin if US peace talks fail
By Michel Rose BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Europe will have to re-engage in direct talks with Russi...
19th December, 2025
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ECB's growth, inflation risks are large but balanced, Sleijpen says
AMSTERDAM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Risks to euro zone growth and inflation are fairly balanced but remain...
19th December, 2025
Finance
ECB policymakers not yet ready to take rate cut off the table
FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers warned on Friday about oversized ri...
19th December, 2025
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ECB's Santos Pereira: inflation at target, rate moves to hinge on economy
LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday i...
19th December, 2025
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Rogue texts, aliens and a marriage proposal - welcome to Vladimir Putin's phone-in
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Sarcastic messages briefly flashed up on a big screen in the hall where Russian P...
19th December, 2025
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Germany headed for biggest deficit since reunification, Bundesbank says
FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Germany is heading for its largest deficit since the reunification bet...
19th December, 2025
Finance
A Santa rally? Investors hope for year-end gains to cap strong 2025
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Investors hoping for traditional holiday cheer for t...
19th December, 2025
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German industry voices frustration over EU-Mercosur deal delay
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Business associations in Germany, Europe's largest econ...
19th December, 2025
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US Epstein files full of famous names, but not Trump's
By Julia Harte, Sarah N. Lynch and Joseph Ax Dec 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's Justice Dep...
19th December, 2025
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What Russian President Putin said at end-of-year press conference
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin held his annual end-of-year press confer...
19th December, 2025
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Russia's Putin warns of risks for top oil producers' reserves in EU
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday of risks for internatio...
19th December, 2025
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Russia's Putin says cooling of economy in 2025 is a 'conscious' decision
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - An economic slowdown in Russia this year to 1% growth from 4.3% in 2024 w...
19th December, 2025