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French government calls for Christmas truce in farmer protests
Date: December 19, 2025
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers, warning against further blockades during the holiday season, a move the country's main...
Renault escapes 'junk' bond rating after S&P upgrade
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Renault Group's long-term credit rating has been raised to "BBB-" by S&P Global Ratings, bringing the automotive group's rating back into investment-grade territory for the first...
ECB's growth, inflation risks are large but balanced, Sleijpen says
Date: December 19, 2025
AMSTERDAM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Risks to euro zone growth and inflation are fairly balanced but remain large, so the European Central Bank needs to keep an open mind about future policy moves, Dutch...
Italy's BPER strikes deal with unions on 800 voluntary exits, 650 hires
Date: December 19, 2025
MILAN, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Italy's fourth-largest bank BPER has agreed with unions 800 voluntary exits and 650 new hires by 2028 as part of a generational turnover plan, unions said on Friday. The...
ECB policymakers not yet ready to take rate cut off the table
Date: December 19, 2025
FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers warned on Friday about oversized risks around their latest economic projections, making the case for caution in setting policy and not...
ECB's Santos Pereira: inflation at target, rate moves to hinge on economy
Date: December 19, 2025
LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday inflation in the euro area was expected to remain at the ECB's target level of around 2% in the...