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Image for UK manufacturing activity cools despite stockpiling boost to output, PMI shows
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UK manufacturing activity cools despite stockpiling boost to output, PMI shows

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - British manufacturing activity cooled in June despite a boost to output f...

1st July, 2026

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Expected next UK PM Burnham faces defence funding gap

LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - Andy Burnham will have to find an additional £4.7 billion ($6.2 billion)...

1st July, 2026

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German chemical sector gets temporary lift from Middle East disruptions, Ifo says

July 1 (Reuters) - Business confidence in Germany's chemical industry improved sharply in June, help...

1st July, 2026

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AfD leader vows to restore German-Russian ties as she eyes chancellery

By John O'Donnell BERLIN, June 30 (Reuters) - Germany should end a boycott of Russian oil and gas to...

30th June, 2026

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EU's trade chief wants results on trade talks with China by October

BRUSSELS, June 29 (Reuters) - EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic, who met China's commerce minister Wang...

29th June, 2026

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Serbia's Vucic eyes new political chapter as he steps down from presidency

By Aleksandar Vasovic, Ivana Sekularac and Edward McAllister BELGRADE, June 29 (Reuters) - When Alek...

29th June, 2026

Image for UK defence plan delay stifles military supply base
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UK defence plan delay stifles military supply base

By Sarah Young LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) - Britain's nine-month delay in setting out its defence spe...

29th June, 2026

Image for Stocks adrift, oil up as US-Iran halt renewed attacks
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Stocks adrift, oil up as US-Iran halt renewed attacks

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, June 29 (Reuters) - Asian stocks wobbled on Monday as Iran and the Unit...

29th June, 2026

Image for Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook
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Outgoing IMF chief economist sees risks, shifting trade ties and continued uncertainty on global outlook

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, June 26 (Reuters) - Strategic petroleum releases helped avert a sharper...

26th June, 2026

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Romanian centre-right parties propose EU lawmaker as PM, seek presidential backing

BUCHAREST, June 26 (Reuters) - Three centre-right parties in Romania's outgoing ruling coalition pro...

26th June, 2026

Image for Tech weakness sends weekly global equity fund inflows sharply lower
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Tech weakness sends weekly global equity fund inflows sharply lower

June 26 (Reuters) - Global equity fund inflows slowed sharply in the week to June 24, as concerns ov...

26th June, 2026

Image for EU warns Turkey over 'unacceptable' snub of Cyprus in climate summit preparations
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EU warns Turkey over 'unacceptable' snub of Cyprus in climate summit preparations

By Kate Abnett and Tuvan Gumrukcu LUXEMBOURG, June 26 (Reuters) - The European Union has rebuked Tur...

26th June, 2026