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Image for France's Le Pen hands Bayrou a lifeline, but budget will test her patience
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France's Le Pen hands Bayrou a lifeline, but budget will test her patience

By Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -French far right leader Marine Le Pen may have...

2nd July, 2025

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No scope for rate cuts with inflation outside tolerance band, Hungary central banker says

By Gergely Szakacs and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary's central bank would need to see f...

2nd July, 2025

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Heatwaves may cut GDP by 0.5 pct points in Europe, Allianz says

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Recent heatwaves across Europe could slow economic growth in Eur...

2nd July, 2025

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ECB should consider mildly supportive stance as on low growth, inflation, Wunsch says

By Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation is at risk of falling short of the...

2nd July, 2025

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BoE's Taylor warns soft landing for UK economy at risk, sees more rate cuts

(Changes day of the week to Wednesday in first paragraph) (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Ala...

2nd July, 2025

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They tried Made in the USA - it was too expensive for their customers

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -When Plufl co-founders Yuki Kinoshita and Noah Silverman pit...

2nd July, 2025

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Kremlin says France was the one who asked for Macron call with Putin after almost three-year pause

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was France that asked for French President E...

2nd July, 2025

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Hamas studies Gaza ceasefire proposal labelled 'final' by Trump

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Word from U.S. President Dona...

2nd July, 2025

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Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland has secured 179 investments from foreign multinational companies so far th...

2nd July, 2025

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Spain's June jobless figure at lowest in 17 years

(Reuters) -The number of people registered as unemployed in Spain fell in June to the lowest figure...

2nd July, 2025

Image for Italy May unemployment rate jumps to 6.5% but 80,000 jobs created in month
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Italy May unemployment rate jumps to 6.5% but 80,000 jobs created in month

ROME (Reuters) -Italy's unemployment rate rose sharply to 6.5% in May from an upwardly revised 6.1%...

2nd July, 2025

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Italy could lose 20 billion euros in exports, 118,000 jobs with US tariffs, industry head says

MILAN (Reuters) -Italy risks losing 20 billion euros ($23.6 billion) in exports and 118,000 jobs nex...

2nd July, 2025