Finance
Morning Bid: Bond markets in the driver's seat
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee After a volatile week whe...
23rd May, 2025
Fiscal consolidation
Finance
IMF urges sustained French budget squeeze to rein in deficit
PARIS (Reuters) -France needs to make a new and sustained push to rein in its budget deficit and get...
22nd May, 2025
Headlines
S&P Global raises fears of Romania rating cut to junk category
By Gergely Szakacs (Reuters) -Romania's political crisis and possible delays in a policy response to...
9th May, 2025
Headlines
Russia plans to tap fiscal reserves to balance 2025 budget, finance minister says
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Russian government plans to tap its fiscal reserves for 447 billion roubles ($...
6th May, 2025
Headlines
Dutch parliament urges government not to join EU defence plan
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A narrow majority in the Dutch parliament on Tuesday urged the government not...
11th March, 2025
Headlines
French fiscal woes crimp Macron's defence spending plans
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spendin...
5th March, 2025
Finance
Analysis-Italy looks to foreigners as retail bond market loses steam
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's campaign to put more of its huge public debt in the hands of...
5th March, 2025
Headlines
Israel's budget row smoulders as finance minister Smotrich heads to US
By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich left for high-level...
4th March, 2025
Headlines
Austrian centrist parties announce future ministers as crucial vote looms
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian parties that plan to form a coalition government excl...
28th February, 2025
Headlines
Analysis-Romania's budget cuts spark backlash ahead of sensitive election
By Luiza Ilie, Gergely Szakacs and Libby George BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Government cost cuts to curb R...
28th February, 2025
Finance
Germany's Bundesbank backs raising deficit cap when debt is low
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's central bank on Monday backed raising a cap on the government's defi...
24th February, 2025
Headlines
Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest par...
24th February, 2025