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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Russia's VTB reports 0.6% growth in Jan-Oct net profit

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's second-largest lender VTB on Friday reported a 0.6% year-on-year increase...

8th December, 2025

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Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe

(Corrects title of Google executive in paragraph 4 to head of government affairs and public policy f...

8th December, 2025

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Merz hopes to avoid German coalition crisis with vow to overhaul pensions

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday h...

8th December, 2025

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Warner Bros fight heats up with $108 billion hostile bid from Paramount

By Harshita Mary Varghese, Aditya Soni and Dawn Chmielewski Dec 8 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance on...

8th December, 2025

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UK government has done nothing to stimulate growth, says Asda boss

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's Labour government has done nothing to stimulate much-need...

8th December, 2025

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Putin grants many categories of Chinese citizens visa-free access to Russia for up to 30 days

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree granting visa-free acce...

8th December, 2025

Image for Russian flag carrier Aeroflot Q3 net profit jumps 86.9% y-o-y
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Russian flag carrier Aeroflot Q3 net profit jumps 86.9% y-o-y

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russian flag carrier Aeroflot on Monday reported net profit of 32.9 billio...

8th December, 2025

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Ukraine developing independent AI system with Google open technology, ministry says

By Leo Marchandon and Gianluca Lo Nostro Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ukraine is developing a large language mo...

8th December, 2025

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Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe stable in November, data shows

MOSCOW, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Russian energy giant Gazprom's average daily natural gas supplies to Europ...

8th December, 2025

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UK's Harbour Energy expects to cut 100 offshore jobs as part of organisational review

By Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Harbour Energy, a North Sea-focused producer, said on M...

8th December, 2025

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Government MPs soften claim on Italian central bank's gold to avoid ECB criticism

ROME, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Ruling party lawmakers in Italy are backtracking from assertions that the ce...

8th December, 2025

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Sterling dips as investors take profit on 'Rachel rally'

By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - The pound edged lower on Monday, as investors took some p...

8th December, 2025