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Image for ECB's Escriva expects monetary policy to remain steadyFinance

ECB's Escriva Expects Monetary Policy to Remain Steady

Image for Analysis-Spanish consumer credit hits near 18-year high on economic boomFinance

Analysis-Spanish Consumer Credit Hits Near 18-year High on Economic Boom

Image for Russia's tax proceeds from oil may fall in January to the lowest since 2022, Reuters calculations showHeadlines

Russia's Tax Proceeds From Oil May Fall in January to the Lowest Since 2022, Reuters Calculations Show

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Presses Fall Silent After Mobs Torch Offices of Bangladesh's Top Newspapers

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Macron Says Europe Will Need to Engage With Putin if US Peace Talks Fail

Date: December 19, 2025

By Michel Rose BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Europe will have to re-engage in direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin if the latest U.S.-led efforts to broker a Ukraine peace deal founder,...

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ECB's Growth, Inflation Risks Are Large but Balanced, Sleijpen Says

Date: December 19, 2025

AMSTERDAM, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Risks to euro zone growth and inflation are fairly balanced but remain large, so the European Central Bank needs to keep an open mind about future policy moves, Dutch...

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ECB Policymakers Not yet Ready to Take Rate Cut Off the Table

Date: December 19, 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymakers warned on Friday about oversized risks around their latest economic projections, making the case for caution in setting policy and not...

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ECB's Santos Pereira: Inflation at Target, Rate Moves to Hinge on Economy

Date: December 19, 2025

LISBON, Dec 19 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Alvaro Santos Pereira said on Tuesday inflation in the euro area was expected to remain at the ECB's target level of around 2% in the...

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Rogue Texts, Aliens and a Marriage Proposal - Welcome to Vladimir Putin's Phone-In

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Sarcastic messages briefly flashed up on a big screen in the hall where Russian President Vladimir Putin was holding his annual press conference and "direct line" phone-in on Friday...

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Germany Headed for Biggest Deficit Since Reunification, Bundesbank Says

Date: December 19, 2025

FRANKFURT, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Germany is heading for its largest deficit since the reunification between the east and west three decades ago due to the government's spending plans, the Bundesbank said...