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Italy Q4 GDP Confirmed at +0.3% Q/q, +0.8% Y/y

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UK Economy Expands in February but Persisting Cost Pressures Pose Challenge for BoE

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German Services Sector Growth Hits Four-Month High in February, PMI Shows

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Italian Service Sector Growth Slows in February, Survey Shows

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Trading Day: Selling Snowballs, Turmoil Spreads

Date: March 3, 2026

ORLANDO, Florida, March 3 (Reuters) - The equity rout sparked by the deepening Middle East crisis spread on Tuesday as Wall Street finally buckled, with soaring energy prices and widening cracks in...

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ECB Should Sit Tight on Rates Amid Uncertain War Fallout, Kazaks Says

Date: March 3, 2026

FRANKFURT, March 3 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should "sit tight" and keep interest rates steady for now as the impact of the war in Iran remains uncertain, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks...

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Sterling Slides as Middle East Conflict Lifts Oil Prices, Muddies Rate Outlook

Date: March 3, 2026

By Niket Nishant LONDON, March 3 (Reuters) - The British pound tumbled to its lowest in three months on Tuesday as the intensifying conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, rekindling...

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Nepal's Uprising Took Their Loved Ones. Now They Hope for Change

Date: March 2, 2026

KATHMANDU, March 3 (Reuters) - On the afternoon of September 8 last year, Rashik Khatiwada stood near Nepal's parliament building, surrounded by hundreds of others rallying against corruption and...

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Impact of Middle East Conflict Uncertain, Bank of England's Taylor Says

Date: March 2, 2026

By Gwladys Fouche and Yoruk Bahceli OSLO, March 2 (Reuters) - Bank of England policymaker Alan Taylor said on Monday that it was too soon to tell how the conflict in the Middle East would impact...

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Explainer-Europe Braces for Economic Hit From Iran Conflict

Date: March 2, 2026

FRANKFURT, March 2 (Reuters) - The U.S.-Israeli military assault on Iran threatens to push up inflation and make a dent in Europe's already meagre economic growth. The attacks have disrupted...