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French Government Survives No-Confidence Votes Over Budget
Germany's 2025 Borrowing Undershoots Plan as Spending Falls, Revenues Rise
Russia, Ukraine Sit for Tense Talks on Thorny Territorial Issue
UK Businesses Report Post-Budget Bounce
Italy and Germany Seek Raw Materials Security Amid China Concerns
Date: January 23, 2026
ROME, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Italy and Germany are in favour of an international agreement to control raw material prices in order to curb the influence of China, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani...
Euro Zone Business Activity Expands Steadily but Price Pressures Reemerge
Date: January 23, 2026
By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity expanded more slowly than expected this month as weaker growth in the dominant services industry offset milder factory...
Orban Rebukes Zelenskiy as Hungarian Election Looms
Date: January 23, 2026
BUDAPEST, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Hungary's Viktor Orban criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, describing him as "a man in a desperate position" whose "war efforts" he would not support,...
Surprise UK Retail Sales Rise Adds to Signs of Pickup in Economy
Date: January 23, 2026
Jan 23 (Reuters) - British retail sales rose by 0.4% in December from November, official figures showed on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected sales to fall by 0.1% in month-on-month...
Morning Bid: Trump's Arctic Pantomime Chills the Dollar
Date: January 23, 2026
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The Bank of Japan did just enough to keep the yen from falling in the Asia session, nudging up inflation forecasts and doing...
Russian Forces Hit Two Localities in Southeast Ukraine, Killing One
Date: January 22, 2026
Jan 22 (Reuters) - Russian forces launched attacks on two localities in southeastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 20, local officials said. The governor of...