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Image for French PM Bayrou uses special constitutional powers to force through 2025 budgetHeadlines

French PM Bayrou Uses Special Constitutional Powers to Force Through 2025 Budget

Image for British stocks finish off lows as Trump holds off on Mexico tariffsFinance

British Stocks Finish Off Lows as Trump Holds Off on Mexico Tariffs

Image for Goldman Sachs flags up to 3% hit to its S&P 500 earnings forecasts from Trump's tariffsFinance

Goldman Sachs Flags up to 3% Hit to Its S&P 500 Earnings Forecasts From Trump's Tariffs

Image for Euro zone inflation rises but March rate cut still likelyFinance

Euro Zone Inflation Rises but March Rate Cut Still Likely

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ECB 'not Quite There' With Rate Cuts but Cautious Flexibility Needed, Kazimir Says

Date: February 3, 2025

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - European Central Bank interest rates have room to fall further given weak growth and a slowdown in inflation, but uncertainty is so high that any more precise guidance on rates...

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ECB's Simkus Sees Cut in March and a Couple More

Date: February 3, 2025

VILNIUS (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Gediminas Simkus said on Monday he expected an interest rate cut in March and "a couple more" in the following months. The ECB cut rates for a...

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UK Bond Yields Fall as Trump Tariffs Cause Slowdown Fears

Date: February 3, 2025

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors added to their bets on interest rate cuts by the Bank of England on Monday and two-year bond gilt hit a 3-month low as global markets reeled in response to U.S. President...

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ECB's Villeroy Says Trump Tariffs Will Increase Economic Uncertainty

Date: February 3, 2025

PARIS (Reuters) - Trade tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump will increase economic uncertainty, French central bank governor Francois Villeroy de Galhau said on Monday. "Looking at the...

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Trump's Trade War Salvo Heightens Market Turbulence

Date: February 3, 2025

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Investors bought dollars, sold stocks and fretted about inflation on Monday in a scramble to assess the risk of trade war after Donald Trump put tariffs on top...

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Euro Zone Factories Show Signs of Hope but Trump Tariffs Jolt Asia

Date: February 3, 2025

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Asia's factory activity weakened in January as soft Chinese demand and threats of higher tariffs by U.S. President Donald Trump weighed on business sentiment, private...

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