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HeadlinesGoldman Sachs Raises 2025 Economic Growth Forecast for Germany, Euro Area
Shipping Firms Pull Back From Hong Kong to Skirt US-China Risks
Date: March 6, 2025
By Greg Torode and Jonathan Saul HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making...
US Dollar Sinks as Growth Concerns Weigh; Safe-Havens Yen, Swiss Franc Advance
Date: March 6, 2025
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) - The euro extended four-month highs to the U.S. dollar on Thursday, following a surge in European bond yields on Germany's proposed 500 billion euro ($539.85 billion...
Analysis-Euro Surge Has Traders Burning Parity Bets as Europe Ramps up Spending
Date: March 6, 2025
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) - The biggest three-day rally in the euro in over two years has sent analysts scrambling to rewrite their forecasts for the currency, as a surge in European...
UK Employers Group Cuts Its Growth Forecast Over Budget Costs, Trade Fears
Date: March 5, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - One of Britain's leading business groups on Wednesday cut its forecast for economic growth this year and in 2026 as firms brace for an increase in payroll taxes and other employment...
Germany Pushes for Longer-Term Easing of EU Rules on Defence Spending
Date: March 5, 2025
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Germany opened the door on Wednesday to changing EU fiscal rules -- the Stability and Growth Pact -- to help governments spend more on defence in the long term without worrying...
Czech Republic to Lift Defence Spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, PM Says
Date: March 5, 2025
PRAGUE (Reuters) - The Czech government has decided to gradually raise its defence spending to 3% of gross domestic product by 2030, from around 2% now, Prime Minister Petr Fiala said on Wednesday....