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Image for Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licences
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Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licences

MADRID, May 26 (Reuters) - Spain's Consumer Rights Ministry temporarily banned so-called prediction...

26th May, 2026

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Euro zone may face pockets of stress from private credit, not systemic risk: ECB

FRANKFURT, May 26 (Reuters) - The euro zone is not facing systemic risk from the recent turbulence i...

26th May, 2026

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Germans wary of VAT rise to fund income tax cuts, survey shows

By Maria Martinez BERLIN, May 26 (Reuters) - Germans are largely opposed to raising value-added taxe...

26th May, 2026

Image for UK's Melrose shares drop 6% after chemical incident at California plant
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UK's Melrose shares drop 6% after chemical incident at California plant

May 26 (Reuters) - Shares in GKN Aerospace owner Melrose Industries fell about 6% on Tuesday after a...

26th May, 2026

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Spain's industrial prices rise 8.3% year-on-year in April, fastest since December 2022

May 26 (Reuters) - Spanish industrial prices rose 8.3% in the 12 months through April following a re...

26th May, 2026

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Italy antitrust authority opens probe into easyJet over baggage fees

MILAN, May 26 (Reuters) - Italy's antitrust authority said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation...

26th May, 2026

Image for UK shop price inflation picks up, retailers ask government to help
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UK shop price inflation picks up, retailers ask government to help

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - British shop price inflation sped up in May on the back of disruption and...

26th May, 2026

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Analysis-A warning to critical minerals buyers: avoid butter mountains, aluminium floods

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, May 26 (Reuters) - Western governments, currently ploughing tens of bil...

26th May, 2026

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Home improvement retailer Kingfisher's sales fall in soft market

(Adds missing word fall in paragraph 1) LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - European home improvement retaile...

26th May, 2026

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ECB will not hesitate to act to bring down inflation, Villeroy says

PARIS, May 26 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank will not hesitate to act to bring down inflation...

26th May, 2026

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ECB should raise rates in June, even if Iran peace deal is struck, Schnabel says

By Balazs Koranyi and Reinhard Becker FRANKFURT, May 26 (Reuters) - The ECB should raise interest ra...

26th May, 2026

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Morning Bid: Peace talks hit turbulence

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, a...

26th May, 2026