Finance

Covering equities, fixed income, derivatives, foreign exchange and macro‑economic policy, the Finance section draws on Global Banking & Finance Review’s market analysis and investment coverage. Articles provide data‑driven insights and strategies for investors, analysts and policymakers.

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UK's budget watchdog to publish one full forecast per year

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Office for Budget Responsibility will carry out one full fiscal forecast...

8th December, 2025

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UK inflation to average 2.5% in 2026, OBR forecasts

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation is set to average 2.5% in 2026, according to esti...

8th December, 2025

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Prominent Turkish journalist gets 4-year sentence for Erdogan comments

ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court sentenced a prominent independent journalist, Fatih Altayli, to fo...

8th December, 2025

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World's central banks are wary of AI and struggling to quit the dollar, survey shows

By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -Artificial Intelligence is not a core part of operations at most o...

8th December, 2025

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UK gambling stocks fall after watchdog says tax rises coming in budget

LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in British betting and gaming firms tumbled on Wednesday after the Office f...

8th December, 2025

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UK to remove stamp duty tax from newly London-listed shares for 3 years

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain will exempt new London Stock Exchange listings from stamp duty tax for 3 y...

8th December, 2025

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Meta slams EU's 'aberrant' antitrust demands for data on Facebook

By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Wednesday hit out at EU antitrust regulators...

8th December, 2025

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Austria plans to use its stakes in companies to raise 500 million euros

VIENNA (Reuters) -Austria's government plans to spend roughly 500 million euros ($579 million) on re...

8th December, 2025

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Poland wants to sign contract on Swedish submarines in Q2 2026 at the latest

WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland wants to sign a contract on the acquisition of Swedish submarines in the se...

8th December, 2025

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China pushes for mediation to resolve Nexperia dispute

By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) -China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it agreed wi...

8th December, 2025

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Aroundtown says first German data centre to go live within 3 years

By Marleen Kaesebier and Emanuele Berro (Reuters) -Aroundtown, one of Germany's largest listed landl...

8th December, 2025

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UK watchdog's early budget release steals Reeves' thunder, stirs markets frenzy

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's fiscal watchdog apologised for publishing details of Rache...

8th December, 2025