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FTSE 100 slides to two-week low as banks weigh
Autoliv beats profit estimates, recoups 75% of tariff costs in Q3
Date: October 17, 2025
(Reuters) -Autoliv, the world's largest producer of airbags and seatbelts, reported a third-quarter adjusted operating profit above market expectations on Friday and said it had recouped around 75% of...
UBS lifts global equities view to 'attractive' on AI boost
Date: October 17, 2025
By Joel Jose (Reuters) -UBS Global Wealth Management upgraded its stance on global equities to "attractive", citing expected productivity gains from AI spending and a supportive policy backdrop."...
France knows it must cut deficit and that calms markets, IMF says
Date: October 17, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -French politicians agree that public finances need to be shored up and this consensus keeps financial markets calm despite the political instability France has been experiencing...
Italy overperforms on fiscal targets, entering virtuous cycle -IMF
Date: October 17, 2025
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Italy has been outperforming on its deficit targets and is entering a virtuous cycle, but it still needs structural reforms for faster growth, the head of the...
IMF urges more joint EU borrowing to pay for bloc's public goods
Date: October 17, 2025
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union should jointly borrow to pay for European public goods like defence, research and development and energy, Alfred Kammer, the head of the...
Europe needs to make a 'down payment' on reforms to sharply boost growth - IMF
Date: October 17, 2025
By Jan Strupczewski WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The European Union needs to adopt only a small number of reforms to boost economic growth sharply, increase competitiveness and maintain welfare programs,...