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Image for Global watchdog flags risks in $16 trillion government-backed repo market

Finance

Global watchdog flags risks in $16 trillion government-backed repo market

Image for German engineering orders down 5% in December

Finance

German engineering orders down 5% in December

Image for Euro zone economic momentum wanes further in January, PMI shows

Finance

Euro zone economic momentum wanes further in January, PMI shows

Image for German service sector upturn carries into start of 2026, survey shows

Finance

German service sector upturn carries into start of 2026, survey shows

Image for NatWest commits $13.7 billion to support UK social housing

NatWest commits $13.7 billion to support UK social housing

Date: February 4, 2026

Feb 4 (Reuters) - NatWest on Wednesday said it would provide a package of 10 billion pounds ($13.72 billion) to the UK social housing sector by 2028 to support the delivery of affordable housing...

Image for Nestle widens infant formula recall after EU requests new toxin analysis

Nestle widens infant formula recall after EU requests new toxin analysis

Date: February 4, 2026

PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Nestle widened an infant formula recall to include a new batch of Guigoz formula after France lowered the maximum cereulide toxin threshold, the Swiss group said on Wednesday....

Image for French services sector contracted in January for first time since October, PMI shows

French services sector contracted in January for first time since October, PMI shows

Date: February 4, 2026

PARIS, Feb 4(Reuters) - France's services sector contracted in January for the first time since October, as new business fell at the fastest pace in six months, according to a monthly survey from S&P...

Image for Rivers and reservoirs close to breaching as Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula

Rivers and reservoirs close to breaching as Storm Leo pounds Iberian Peninsula

Date: February 4, 2026

By Jon Nazca RONDA, Spain, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Spanish and Portuguese authorities braced on Wednesday for the impact of Storm Leo, suspending classes in some areas and warning against travel, just one...

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Metlen to sell UK solar portfolio to Schroders Greencoat

Date: February 4, 2026

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Metlen has agreed to sell a 283 megawatt (MW) portfolio of UK solar projects to Schroders Greencoat, the Greek energy and metals group said on Wednesday, describing the move as a key...

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Italian service sector growth accelerates in January, survey shows

Date: February 4, 2026

ROME, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Italy's service sector expansion accelerated in January, a business survey showed on Wednesday, raising the prospect of firmer economic growth in the euro zone's third-largest...