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EU takes small steps in uphill struggle to wean savers off cash

By Valentina Za and Jesús Aguado MILAN/MADRID, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A decade after it began working on...

2nd December, 2025

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Dollar rebounds vs yen; euro firmer after inflation data

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar remained under pressure on Tues...

2nd December, 2025

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Macron heads to China as Europe walks tightrope between rivalry and reliance

By Michel Rose PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to China this w...

2nd December, 2025

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Oil eases amid uncertainty around Russia-Ukraine peace plan, oversupply worries

Dec 2 (Reuters) - Oil prices climbed in early trade on Tuesday for a second consecutive session as m...

2nd December, 2025

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Stocks rise, bonds and bitcoin regain some footing

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Stocks made muted gains and traders were wary on Tuesd...

2nd December, 2025

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Trading Day: World shivers on Japan rate chill

By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Global bond yields rose and stocks fell on Mon...

2nd December, 2025

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Ukraine offers bond swap on $3.2 billion GDP warrants in bid to emerge from default

LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine launched an offer to investors to swap $3.2 billion of complex and...

1st December, 2025

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Italy's new car sales flat in November compared with previous year

ROME, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Sales of new cars in Italy were stable in November, with a marginal year-on-...

1st December, 2025

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Blackstone mulls abandoning bid for UK's Big Yellow Group, Sky News reports

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Blackstone is "seriously contemplating" abandoning its bid for British self-storag...

1st December, 2025

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BoE's Greene sees weaker jobs, consumption as key to any rate cut vote

(Corrects paragraph 2 quote to read "deteriorate", not "generate") LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Bank of...

1st December, 2025

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EU drops complaint against Chinese trade curbs on Lithuania at WTO - document

GENEVA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The European Union on Monday said it had ended a trade dispute it launched...

1st December, 2025

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Mattress maker Somnigroup proposes to buy Leggett & Platt in all stock deal

Dec 1 (Reuters) - Mattress manufacturer Somnigroup International said on Monday it had submitted a p...

1st December, 2025