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Image for Analysis-Euro surge has traders burning parity bets as Europe ramps up spending
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Analysis-Euro surge has traders burning parity bets as Europe ramps up spending

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest three-day rally in the euro in over two years has...

6th March, 2025

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UK employers group cuts its growth forecast over budget costs, trade fears

LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's leading business groups on Wednesday cut its forecast for econom...

5th March, 2025

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Germany pushes for longer-term easing of EU rules on defence spending

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany opened the door on Wednesday to changing EU fiscal rules -- the Stabili...

5th March, 2025

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Czech Republic to lift defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, PM says

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of...

5th March, 2025

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Germany's defence spending boom 'positive' for triple-A rating, S&P Global says

LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's plan for a massive ramp-up in defence and infrastructure spending will...

5th March, 2025

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Factbox-What Germany's planned spending spree could mean for the economy

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is in for a massive ramp-up in spending under an agreement by the parties...

5th March, 2025

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Analysis-Spending U-turn puts Germany back in Europe's driving seat

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Germany's bold step to rip up its fisca...

5th March, 2025

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Bank of England consults on exempting more small lenders from leverage rule

LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is consulting on raisi...

5th March, 2025

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Why Italy's bond spread over Germany has dropped below 100 basis points

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) - The closely-watched premium investors demand to hold Italy's 10-year...

5th March, 2025

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French fiscal woes crimp Macron's defence spending plans

By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron wants to build up French defence spendin...

5th March, 2025

Image for Germany could keep top credit score despite vast spending plan, analyst says
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Germany could keep top credit score despite vast spending plan, analyst says

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany could keep its top credit score despite a financial package worth hundred...

5th March, 2025

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German services sector growth slows as demand remains subdued, PMI shows

BERLIN (Reuters) - Business activity in Germany's services sector grew for the third consecutive mon...

5th March, 2025