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Image for Polish trade minister plays down 50% U.S. tariff threat, says US-EU trade talks ongoing
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Polish trade minister plays down 50% U.S. tariff threat, says US-EU trade talks ongoing

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Poland's Trade Minister Michal Baranowski played down on Friday the threat of th...

23rd May, 2025

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China's Xi, Germany's Merz stress ties to weather trade turmoil

BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a cal...

23rd May, 2025

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Trump threatens new tariffs on European Union and Apple, reigniting trade fears

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Apple would have to pay a 25% tariff if...

23rd May, 2025

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Voters in Suriname to choose government to helm predicted oil boom

By Ank Kuipers PARAMARIBO, Suriname (Reuters) -Voters in Suriname, which is on the cusp of a predict...

23rd May, 2025

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ECB confident that services inflation will moderate, Lane says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is confident that stubbornly high services inflation...

23rd May, 2025

Image for ECB's Stournaras sees one more euro zone rate cut in June, then a pause, Greek media reports
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ECB's Stournaras sees one more euro zone rate cut in June, then a pause, Greek media reports

ATHENS (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is expected to cut euro zone interest rates one more tim...

23rd May, 2025

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Russia casts doubt over Vatican as possible venue for its talks with Ukraine

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that Moscow would not allow...

23rd May, 2025

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Exclusive-Taliban in talks with Russia, China for trade transactions in local currencies

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban administration is in...

23rd May, 2025

Image for German Q1 GDP upgraded as orders rush to beat tariffs
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German Q1 GDP upgraded as orders rush to beat tariffs

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The German economy grew significantly more in the first quarter...

23rd May, 2025

Image for UK retail sales jump in April, helped by sunny weather
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UK retail sales jump in April, helped by sunny weather

By Andy Bruce MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Sunny weather boosted British retail sales in April and...

23rd May, 2025

Image for European stocks close week lower on Trump's EU, Apple tariff threats
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European stocks close week lower on Trump's EU, Apple tariff threats

(Reuters) -European stocks rose on Friday as retreating bond yields offered some relief to investors...

23rd May, 2025

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Exclusive-Russia's major exporters cut rail cargo volumes as economy slows, document shows

By Gleb Stolyarov (Reuters) -Major Russian exporters including Rusal and Gazpromneft have cut the pl...

23rd May, 2025