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IMF Holds New Talks With Kyiv as Government Grapples With Graft Scandal
Analysis-Investors and Business Decry British Budget Messaging 'fiasco'
Germany Rethinks China Policy as Trade Squeeze Exposes Vulnerabilities
Hungary Gets Exemption From US Sanctions Over Russian Energy Use, White House Official Says
German, Chinese Foreign Ministers Hold Call on Security, Economic Policy
Date: November 3, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) -German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has spoken to his Chinese counterpart on the phone about security, economic policy and other topics of mutual interest, a foreign ministry...
Swiss Minister Speaks to Bessent in U.s., Gives No Sign of Progress on Tariffs
Date: October 17, 2025
ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said on Friday he had spoken briefly to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent about the United States' 39% tariffs on Switzerland, but he gave no...
Macron Loyalist Picked to Fix Budget Mess in New French Government
Date: October 5, 2025
PARIS (Reuters) -Roland Lescure, a close ally of French President Emmanuel Macron with a left-wing background, was appointed finance minister in a new government led by Prime Minister Sebastien...
IMF Names Bessent's Chief of Staff Katz to No. 2 Post
Date: September 18, 2025
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund's managing director on Thursday proposed that Dan Katz, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's chief of staff and point person on China, be...
Trump to Ask Supreme Court to Save Tariffs but Faces Tough Legal Questions
Date: September 3, 2025
By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is set to imminently ask the conservative-majority Supreme Court to validate his broad emergency tariffs after two...
Dutch PM Says Announced US Tariffs on EU Goods Are 'concerning'
Date: July 12, 2025
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The U.S. announcement it will impose a 30% tariff on EU goods from August 1st is "concerning" and not the way forward, Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on social media...