Finance
Benefits of joining euro zone outweigh downside for Sweden, new report says
STOCKHOLM, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Sweden should join the 20 countries using the euro as their currency as...
2nd December, 2025
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Euro zone inflation ticks up, pointing to steady ECB rates
FRANKFURT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation unexpectedly ticked up last month, likely solidifyi...
2nd December, 2025
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Bank of England's Bailey urges banks to boost lending after capital change
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Banks should increase their lending to boost the economy following a reduc...
2nd December, 2025
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UK fiscal watchdog official says Reeves pre-budget speech was not misleading
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A top official from Britain's fiscal watchdog said on Tuesday he did not t...
2nd December, 2025
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European banks led by BNP, ING push ahead on euro stablecoin plan
PARIS/MADRID, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A group of 10 European banks, including heavyweights ING, UniCredit...
2nd December, 2025
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Putin meets Witkoff and Kushner for over four hours to discuss Ukraine peace
By Guy Faulconbridge and Gleb Stolyarov MOSCOW, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's spec...
2nd December, 2025
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After long courtship, Versace becomes part of Prada
MILAN, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Prada said on Tuesday it had completed the acquisition of smaller Italian r...
2nd December, 2025
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UK Black Friday weekend online sales hit $5 billion, Adobe Analytics says
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - British shoppers spent 3.8 billion pounds ($5.0 billion) online across the...
2nd December, 2025
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Hedge fund AQR heads towards year-end with double digit returns, source says
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Cliff Asness's AQR Capital Management started the fin...
2nd December, 2025
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EU vets assess Barcelona swine fever outbreak as cases rise to nine
By Emma Pinedo and Jesus Calero MADRID, Dec 2 (Reuters) - A taskforce of EU vets specialising in epi...
2nd December, 2025
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Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz narrows gap on opposition rival, opinion poll shows
By Krisztina Than and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Or...
2nd December, 2025
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Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth's resilience, OECD says
By Leigh Thomas PARIS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Global growth is holding up better than expected as an arti...
2nd December, 2025