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ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steady
Date: December 19, 2025
MADRID, Dec 19 (Reuters) - ECB policymaker Jose Luis Escriva said on Friday he saw no reason for a change in interest rates and that he expected monetary policy to remain steady in the foreseeable...
French government to appeal court ruling on Shein
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French government will appeal a Paris court ruling that rejected its request for a three-month suspension of online platform Shein, it said in a statement on Friday after the...
Russian central bank governor Nabiullina speaks after rate cut
Date: December 19, 2025
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The governor of Russia's central bank, Elvira Nabiullina, spoke on Friday after the bank cut its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 16%. Here are some of the most...
Strategy and bitcoin-buying firms face wider exclusion from stock indexes
Date: December 19, 2025
By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Michael Saylor's Strategy could soon be dropped from MSCI and potentially other major stock indexes, which analysts say could cost the bitcoin-hoarding...

Carnival Corp sees strong annual profit, resumes dividend as bookings rise
Date: December 19, 2025
By Anuja Bharat Mistry Dec 19 (Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival Corp forecast strong annual profit after beating quarterly earnings estimates on Friday, banking on higher ticket prices and...
London's FTSE 100 climbs as miners, defence outperform in data-heavy week
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - UK stocks paused on Friday near multi-week highs as weakness in homebuilder shares weighed following retail sales and consumer sentiment data that pointed to an economic slowdown....
