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Europe must be tougher on China trade, Bundesbank chief says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is set to remain around the European Central Bank's 2% tar...

18th October, 2025

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Bank of England's Greene sees no further case for quarterly rate cuts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Megan Greene said on Friday t...

17th October, 2025

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Greece hopes for more cross-border mergers and acquisitions, finance minister says

By Karin Strohecker WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Europe needs a mindset shift to ensure more cross-border m...

17th October, 2025

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Italy to raise by 50% 'flat' tax on ultra rich to 300,000 euros, officials say

ROME (Reuters) -Italy plans to raise by 50% the rate of a flat tax designed to attract wealthy indiv...

17th October, 2025

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Putin's Budapest visit makes awkward spectacle for EU, NATO

By Gergely Szakacs and Lili Bayer BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -When Russia's Vladimir Putin steps of...

17th October, 2025

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Man Group shares jump as assets under management rise 22% to record

By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -Shares of Man Group hit a six-month high on Friday, after the he...

17th October, 2025

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European defence stocks stumble on Trump-Putin summit news

(Reuters) -European defence stocks fell sharply on Friday as news of a planned summit on the war in...

17th October, 2025

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Bank of England's Pill supports more cautious pace of rate cuts

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday that interest rates will p...

17th October, 2025

Image for UBS lifts global equities view to 'attractive' on AI boost
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UBS lifts global equities view to 'attractive' on AI boost

By Joel Jose (Reuters) -UBS Global Wealth Management upgraded its stance on global equities to "attr...

17th October, 2025

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France knows it must cut deficit and that calms markets, IMF says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this co...

17th October, 2025

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Italy overperforms on fiscal targets, entering virtuous cycle -IMF

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Italy has been outperforming on its deficit targets and is...

17th October, 2025

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Europe needs to make a 'down payment' on reforms to sharply boost growth - IMF

By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union needs to adopt only a small number of r...

17th October, 2025