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Trump's Tariffs Pull FTSE 100 Off Record High
Bundesbank Proposes Debt Reform That Could Add 220 Billion Euros to Spending
Israel's Budget Row Smoulders as Finance Minister Smotrich Heads to US
UK Aims to Speed up Defence Contracts, Finance Minister Says
Analysis-Investors Say It's Time to Take Trump Seriously as Markets Recoil
Date: March 4, 2025
By Tom Westbrook and Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Markets no longer think Donald Trump is full of bluster and are moving quickly to anticipate a slowdown in U.S. and global growth as he raises...

Belgium Aims to Increase Defence Spending to 2% of GDP This Year
Date: March 4, 2025
(Reuters) - The Belgian government aims to accelerate defence spending by 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the coming months, Belgian newspaper De Tijd reported, citing Prime Minister Bart De Wever....
German Manufacturing Shows Signs of Recovery, but Job Cuts Accelerate, PMI Shows
Date: March 3, 2025
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's manufacturing sector showed signs of recovery in February, with the downturn easing to its slowest pace in over two years, a business survey showed on Monday. The HCOB...

Euro Zone Factory Downturn Shows Signs of Easing in February, PMI Shows
Date: March 3, 2025
LONDON (Reuters) - The long-running downturn in the euro zone's manufacturing industry showed further signs of easing last month as demand fell at the slowest pace in almost three years, a survey...
Italy's 2024 Public Accounts Prove Sweet and Sour for PM Meloni
Date: March 3, 2025
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's economy grew by 0.7% last year, below the government's official 1% forecast, but the budget deficit fell by more than expected, data showed on Monday. The 0.7% increase in...
UK Factories Cut Staff at Fastest Pace Since 2020 but Optimism Rises, PMI Shows
Date: March 3, 2025
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British factories cut staff at the fastest pace in nearly five years last month as the government's payroll tax increase began to push up their costs and demand...
