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Irish factory activity grows at fastest pace in over three years, PMI shows

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Irish manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in more than three years in...

1st July, 2025

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Euro zone business lending growth stalls amid uncertainty

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Lending growth was little changed across the euro zone in May, indicating that...

30th June, 2025

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Russia, asked about defence spending, says it is NATO spending that risks collapse of alliance

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a decision by NATO members to inc...

30th June, 2025

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UK economy grew at fastest pace in a year in Q1 before expected slowdown

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's economy expanded 0.7% in the first three months of 2025, the Office for...

30th June, 2025

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German retail sales fall unexpectedly in May

(Reuters) -German retail sales fell by 1.6% in May compared with the previous month, data showed on...

30th June, 2025

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World economy faces 'pivotal moment', central bank body BIS says

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Trade tensions and fractious geopolitics risk exposing deep fault li...

29th June, 2025

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Putin says Russia plans to cut military spending from next year

By Gleb Bryanski and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Friday th...

27th June, 2025

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Higher defence spending will weaken Europe finances without counter steps, says Scope Ratings

By Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Higher defence spending will weaken European governments' credit...

27th June, 2025

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Italy business sentiment improves in June but consumer morale slips

ROME (Reuters) -Italian businesses sentiment improved for a second month running in June but consume...

27th June, 2025

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Spain's 12-month EU-harmonised inflation inches up on fuel and food prices

(Reuters) -Spain's European Union-harmonised 12-month inflation rate inched up in June to 2.2%, push...

27th June, 2025

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Dollar gains as Trump reignites trade concerns

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar drifted on Friday, hovering near its lowest level...

27th June, 2025

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Analysis-Following NATO summit, Trump and Europe still at odds over Putin's ambitions

By Gram Slattery THE HAGUE (Reuters) -For U.S. President Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin is a man looki...

26th June, 2025