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Morning Bid: Tariff plot twists lose their bite

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Is this the dog that didn't...

2nd June, 2025

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French manufacturing edged closer to growth in May, final PMI shows

By Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -France's manufacturing activity almost returned to growth in May...

2nd June, 2025

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Playing it smart: Five questions for the ECB

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Stefano Rebaudo LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank is tipped to cut...

2nd June, 2025

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Wall Street closes with modest gains, dollar weakens as trade tensions flare

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian share markets made a wary start to the week on Monday as inve...

2nd June, 2025

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Slovak central bank chief Kazimir should not get another term, prime minister says

(Reuters) - Slovak central bank governor and European Central Bank policymaker Peter Kazimir is not...

1st June, 2025

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BoE's Breeden sees loosening labour market and disinflation, Sunday Times reports

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden highlighted a weakening...

1st June, 2025

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Sterling set for fourth monthly rise against a weakened dollar

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) -Sterling held steady on Friday, set for its fourth month in a row of ga...

30th May, 2025

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Czech growth helped by investment, exports, tariffs cloud outlook, central bank says

PRAGUE (Reuters) -Czech Republic's 2.2% year-on-year economic expansion in the first quarter was abo...

30th May, 2025

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Analysis-German Bund anchor can shield euro area from excessive curve steepening

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -A global selloff in government bonds due to concerns over high debt an...

30th May, 2025

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ECB's Panetta: reduced room for more rate cuts but must be flexible

ROME (Reuters) -The European Central Bank has reduced room for further rate cuts but should maintain...

30th May, 2025

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German inflation nears ECB target in May but challenges remain

BERLIN (Reuters) -Economists expect Germany's inflation rate to ease further in May towards the Euro...

30th May, 2025

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Swedish economy shrinks in first quarter, boosting case for interest rate cut

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden's gross domestic product shrank 0.2% in the first quarter of 2025 from t...

30th May, 2025