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Finance

Analysis-French central bank governor's departure unlikely to shift ECB policy course

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The surprise resignation of Fran...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

BP's Gelsenkirchen refinery attracts buyer's interest from Klesch, Politico reports

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - BP <BP.L> is in talks to sell its German oil refinery site in Gelsenkir...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Major inflation shift needed for ECB rate change debate, says Kazimir

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - A major deviation in economic and inflation trends would be needed for...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

As Japan's Takaichi creates election history, only markets stand in her way

By Rocky Swift and Tom Westbrook TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The biggest landslide win in postwar histo...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

German foreign minister to discuss sanctions, energy with Central Asian counterparts

BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will meet his counterparts from Ce...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Indium hits highest prices in a decade on Chinese speculation and supply risks

By Anmol Choubey and Ashitha Shivaprasad Feb 9 (Reuters) - Indium, used in touch screens, advanced s...

9th February, 2026

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Spain's far-right Vox doubles its seats in Aragon regional vote

MADRID, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Spain's far-right Vox party doubled its seats in Sunday's regional electio...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

FTSE 100 up as miners offset NatWest drop and market mulls politics

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, as investors focussed on the brewing political cris...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

US reaches nuclear deal with Armenia as Vance pushes peace dividend

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and...

9th February, 2026

Image for UK stocks, pound and bonds fall as PM Starmer struggles with Mandelson crisis
Finance

UK stocks, pound and bonds fall as PM Starmer struggles with Mandelson crisis

Feb 9 (Reuters) - British government bond yields rose early on Monday as investors continued to ques...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Euro zone investor morale rises sharply in February

BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The Sentix index measuring investor morale in the euro zone rose unexpecte...

9th February, 2026

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Finance

Sterling slides on Starmer crisis and rate cut bets

LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The pound dropped against the euro and slipped versus the dollar on Monday...

9th February, 2026