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Investors react to EU funding deal for Ukraine
UK budget pain persists with bigger-than-expected deficit in November
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Britain's government borrowed 11.7 billion pounds ($15.64 billion) in November, official data showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly expected 10.0 billion...
'Marvellous' emerging markets tipped for another star showing in 2026
Date: December 19, 2025
By Libby George and Karin Strohecker LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Emerging markets defied tariffs, trade wars and global turmoil to notch up stellar double-digit returns in 2025, and investors are...
France to start 2026 without budget after talks fail
Date: December 19, 2025
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - France's 2026 budget faces a make-or-break moment on Friday as lawmakers scramble to avert a fiscal deadlock in last-ditch talks to agree a compromise bill. A joint committee...
Ukraine offers Poland help with drones as presidents stress unity
Date: December 19, 2025
By Alan Charlish and Barbara Erling WARSAW, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Poland's President Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw on Friday, as the Ukrainian leader tries to shore up relations...
Oil prices climb as US blocks Venezuelan tankers, eyes on Russia-Ukraine talks
Date: December 19, 2025
Dec 19 (Reuters) - Oil prices ticked down on Friday and were set to close lower for a second straight week, as rising prospects of a Russia-Ukraine peace deal offset concerns over supply disruptions...
UK consumer sentiment rises to joint-highest of year, GfK says
Date: December 19, 2025
LONDON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - British consumer confidence edged up in December to its joint-highest level this year after finance minister Rachel Reeves' annual budget imposed few immediate tax rises on...