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German Retailers More Pessimistic in Holiday Season, Ifo Says
Date: December 20, 2024
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – The business climate index in Germany’s retail sector fell slightly in normally consumer spending-heavy December, as retailers assess their current situation as somewhat worse than in November, the Ifo Institute said on Friday. Business expectations for the coming months also declined slightly, Ifo added. This year was very challenging...
Spain’s Former Central Bank Chief to Lead Bank for International Settlements
Date: November 12, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Spain’s former central bank governor, Pablo Hernandez de Cos, was picked on Monday to lead the Bank for International Settlements, the near century-old institution that brings together rate-setters from around the world. De Cos will replace Mexico’s Agustín Carstens as the BIS’s General Manager on July 1, 2025, for a five-year term....
EU Leaders to Discuss Next Steps on Energy, Ukraine
Date: October 3, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU country leaders will discuss how to step up support for Ukraine and their joint next steps to tame soaring energy prices when they meet on Friday. In a meeting invitation letter to EU leaders published on Sunday, European Council President Charles Michel called for a firm EU response to recent developments,...
Explainer-The G7’s Price Cap on Russian Oil Begins to Take Shape
Date: September 12, 2022
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limit Moscow’s ability to fund its invasion of Ukraine, a plan analysts say could work in the long term but might boost oil prices in coming months. Officials in G7 countries, including...
Trade War With China Could Cost Germany Six Times as Much as Brexit – Ifo
Date: August 8, 2022
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany would face costs almost six times as high as Brexit if it and the European Union were to shut China out of their economies, the Ifo institute said on Monday, citing the results of a study. The biggest losers of a trade war with China would be the automotive industry with...
Business Leaders Anxious About the Year Ahead, Worried About “No Deal” – but Confident in Their Ability to Adapt After Brexit.
Date: January 3, 2019
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