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Senior Italian Treasury Official Suspected of Insider Trading, Sources Say
Date: February 9, 2026
MILAN/ROME, Feb 9 (Reuters) - An Italian Treasury official in charge of managing state-backed companies is under investigation on suspicion of insider trading, two sources with direct knowledge of the...

EU Proposes Sanctions on Georgian, Indonesian Ports for Handling Russian Oil
Date: February 9, 2026
BRUSSELS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The EU's diplomatic arm EEAS has proposed the addition of third-country ports to sanctions against Russia for the first time, its proposal document showed on Monday. ...
French Advisers Urges EU Tariffs or Weaker Euro to Counter China
Date: February 9, 2026
PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Union should consider either an unprecedented 30% across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods or a 30% depreciation of the euro against the renminbi to counter a...
ECB's Nagel Says Rates Are Right Despite Inflation Dip
Date: February 9, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's policy rate is at the right level as inflation is likely to settle at its 2% goal after a short-lived dip, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said...
Analysis-French Central Bank Governor's Departure Unlikely to Shift ECB Policy Course
Date: February 9, 2026
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The surprise resignation of Francois Villeroy de Galhau as French central bank governor is unlikely to change the European Central...
BP's Gelsenkirchen Refinery Attracts Buyer's Interest From Klesch, Politico Reports
Date: February 9, 2026
FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - BP <BP.L> is in talks to sell its German oil refinery site in Gelsenkirchen to investment firm Klesch Group, news site Politico reported on Monday, citing two people...
