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Image for UK business and professional services sentiment highest since August 2024, CBI saysFinance

UK Business and Professional Services Sentiment Highest Since August 2024, Cbi Says

Image for Spanish PM's hard-left ally says she won't run in next national electionHeadlines

Spanish PM's Hard-Left Ally Says She Won't Run in Next National Election

Image for Romania's government approves public administration job cutsFinance

Romania's Government Approves Public Administration Job Cuts

Image for German economy grows by 0.3% in Q4, stats office saysFinance

German Economy Grows by 0.3% in Q4, Stats Office Says

Image for German consumer sentiment darkens unexpectedly heading into March, survey finds

German Consumer Sentiment Darkens Unexpectedly Heading Into March, Survey Finds

Date: February 25, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Consumer sentiment in Germany is set to worsen unexpectedly in March, with households showing significantly less willingness to spend amid geopolitical tensions and concerns...

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UK Confident Its Trade Deal With US Still Stands Despite Latest Trump Tariff Move

Date: February 24, 2026

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - British trade minister Peter Kyle said he was confident the trade deal Britain struck last year with the United States would still stand despite U.S. President Donald...

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Wet Weather Keeps UK Shoppers at Home, Cbi Survey Says

Date: February 24, 2026

LONDON, Feb 24 (Reuters) - British retail sales fell sharply in February, which stores partly blamed on unusually persistent wet weather that encouraged shoppers to spend online instead, the...

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German Car Exports to China Plunge by a Third in 2025, Says Economic Institute

Date: February 24, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - German car exports to China plunged by roughly a third in 2025, extending a steep decline that has wiped out more than half the sector's shipments since their 2022 peak,...

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Latest US Tariff Changes Create More Uncertainty for German Exporters, Ifo Says

Date: February 24, 2026

BERLIN, Feb 24 (Reuters) - The mood among German exporters improved in February, a survey by the Ifo economic institute showed on Tuesday, but the latest changes to U.S. tariffs create new uncertainty...

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Germany's Once-Vibrant Auto Heartland Falls on Hard Times

Date: February 24, 2026

By Maria Martinez MOESSINGEN, Germany, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Dostech, a small supplier of sealant technology in Germany's industry-rich Baden-Wuerttemberg region, shifted focus in 2018 when a surge in...