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Finance

DBRS boosts Italy's ratings on resilient economy, expectations of stability in debt ratio

(Reuters) -DBRS Morningstar upgraded Italy's credit rating to 'A low' from 'BBB high' on Friday, und...

18th October, 2025

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Finance

S&P hands crisis-prone France surprise downgrade

(Reuters) -S&P Global downgraded France's ratings to 'A+/A-1' from 'AA-/A-1+' on Friday, as it belie...

17th October, 2025

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Finance

Bank of Italy cuts Italian 2026 growth outlook on US tariffs, strong euro

MILAN (Reuters) -The Italian economy will grow by 0.7% next year, in line with the government's late...

17th October, 2025

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Finance

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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Finance

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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Headlines

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

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Italy's 2026 budget entails tax cuts and spending hike worth 18.7 billion euros

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's 2026 budget contains tax cuts and spending hikes worth 18.7 billion euros ($...

17th October, 2025

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EU's Dombrovskis says suspension of French pension reform costly, but to be offset

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -France appears to be on track with its 2025 budget gap reduction, and while th...

16th October, 2025

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IMF's Georgieva urges countries to keep trade as engine of growth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday...

16th October, 2025

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UK's Reeves says she would like a bigger fiscal buffer but that means trade-offs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -British finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday she would like to have...

16th October, 2025

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Analysis-Macron's legacy evaporates as France's political and fiscal woes mount

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -In a 2018 interview with Fox News ahead of his first state visit to...

16th October, 2025

Image for Explainer-Argentina's crucial midterms are on Sunday. What would a Milei victory look like?
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Explainer-Argentina's crucial midterms are on Sunday. What would a Milei victory look like?

By Leila Miller BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -When U.S. President Donald Trump met with Argentine Presiden...

16th October, 2025