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German budget committee approves investment-heavy 2025 budget
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's budget committee finalised the budget for 2025 with record investments t...
4th September, 2025
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Euro zone retail sales fall more than expected in July
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Retail sales growth in the euro zone slowed further in July, raising doubts tha...
4th September, 2025
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Analysis-Merz's economic promises suffer reality check
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Propelled by a 500-billion-euro spending surge and with a clutch...
4th September, 2025
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UK construction activity extends longest run of falls since 2020
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Activity in Britain's construction sector slowed for the eighth...
4th September, 2025
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German institutes cut growth forecasts as tariffs bite, fiscal boost lags
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Leading German economic institutes on Thursday trimmed growth fo...
4th September, 2025
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Sweden to temporarily halve food VAT in election-year budget
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -The Swedish government plans to halve value-added tax (VAT) on food to 6% in it...
4th September, 2025
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German economy seen growing only 0.1% this year, IfW says
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's economy is set to tread water this year despite firmer...
4th September, 2025
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Germany’s RWI trims growth outlook, flags reliance on state spending
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -The Leibniz Institute for Economic Research RWI cut its economic...
4th September, 2025
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Sberbank CEO Gref warns of Russian recession if rates not slashed
By Olesya Astakhova VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -German Gref, CEO of Russia's dominant lender Sber...
4th September, 2025
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Hungary vows to maintain market trust as deficit edges higher
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A combination of anaemic European growth and pre-election government...
3rd September, 2025
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Spain's service sector grows at slower rate in August, PMI shows
MADRID (Reuters) -Spain's service sector growth slowed down in August although it maintained a solid...
3rd September, 2025
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German services activity returns to contraction in August, PMI shows
BERLIN (Reuters) -German services sector activity contracted slightly in August after a marginal exp...
3rd September, 2025