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Finance

Crude trader Julien Roper leaves Mercuria, sources say

LONDON (Reuters) - Crude oil trader Julien Roper left Switzerland-based commodities trader Mercuria...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

ECB should use bond buys more sparingly in future, Knot says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank should use bond purchases more sparingly in the futu...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

ECB back at target by summer, supporting policy easing, Villeroy says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation will be back at the European Central Bank's 2% target by t...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

UK's Smiths Group break-up plan faces security concerns amid tight regulation

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) - UK's Smiths Group will have to navigate national security conce...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

Eaton sees 2025 profit above estimates on AI-led data center demand

(Reuters) - Eaton Corporation on Friday forecast 2025 adjusted profit above Wall Street estimates, e...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

Asseco shares hit 25-year high after Cyfrowy Polsat sells stake

GDANSK (Reuters) -Polish media group Cyfrowy Polsat has sold its 9.99% stake in software firm Asseco...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

London's FTSE 100 logs best month in more than two years

(Reuters) - Britain's benchmark index hit a record high on Friday and was set to log its best month...

31st January, 2025

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Grave of French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen vandalised

By Marine Strauss BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Vandals have damaged the grave of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the foun...

31st January, 2025

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Headlines

Analysis-German conservatives' vote with far right set to complicate coalition building

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) - The breaking of a taboo among mainstream German...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

EU removes energy crisis gas price cap

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The gas price cap introduced by the European Union during its 20...

31st January, 2025

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Finance

Beethoven or birds? ECB seeks ideas for new banknote designs

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is seeking a new design for euro banknotes, with pos...

31st January, 2025

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Sterling set for fourth monthly loss as UK economy softens

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) - The pound headed for a fourth monthly loss on Friday, increasing...

31st January, 2025