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HeadlinesGermany's Defence Spending Boom 'positive' for triple-A Rating, S&P Global Says
Germany's Greens Withhold Backing for Debt Brake Reforms for Now
Factbox-What Germany's Planned Spending Spree Could Mean for the Economy
HeadlinesWhy Italy's Bond Spread Over Germany Has Dropped Below 100 Basis Points
French Fiscal Woes Crimp Macron's Defence Spending Plans
Date: March 5, 2025
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spending as Washington threatens to pull its European security guarantee, but funding those plans as his...
Germany Could Keep Top Credit Score Despite Vast Spending Plan, Analyst Says
Date: March 5, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could keep its top credit score despite a financial package worth hundreds of billions of euros planned by the parties hoping to form the country's next government, a Scope...
Campari Pauses M&A to Focus on Brand Growth Amid US Tariffs
Date: March 5, 2025
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) - Italian spirits group Campari plans to put the brakes on M&A and focus on developing its most promising brands as it faces a hit from U.S. tariffs, its new chief...
Factbox-Key Details of Germany’s Proposed Fiscal Rule Changes and Infrastructure Splurge
Date: March 4, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - The parties in talks to form Germany's new government on Tuesday agreed to try to loosen fiscal rules for defence and federal states' spending, and to create a 500 billion euros ($...

Instant View: German Parties Agree Debt Brake Reform, 500 Billion-Euro Infrastructure Fund
Date: March 4, 2025
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) - The conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence spending, as well as proposing to create a 500 billion...
Germany's Conservatives, Spd Agree Debt Brake Reform Proposal
Date: March 4, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - The conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to seek a loosening of Germany's debt brake to allow higher defence spending, and to propose the creation of a 500 billion...
