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Germany's far-right woos unhappy car workers
Trading Day: Payrolls surprise, another yen rise
European companies cut jobs
ECB policymakers fret over risk of too-low inflation
Bank of England set to hold rates pending clearer picture on inflation
Date: February 5, 2026
By William Schomberg LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold on Thursday and leave its options open about when it will cut them again as it waits to be...
UK unemployment set to hit 11-year high in 2026, NIESR forecasts
Date: February 4, 2026
By David Milliken LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - British unemployment is likely to rise to its highest since 2015 this year, partly due to a rising minimum wage and last year's increase in a tax on...
Russia's 2026 GDP growth is seen at 1-1.3%, deputy PM Novak says
Date: February 3, 2026
MOSCOW, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Russia's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1 to 1.3% in 2026, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday. For 2025, growth was estimated at 1%...
Germany's Merz says economy his main focus after jobless numbers hit 12-year high
Date: January 30, 2026
BERLIN, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The number of people out of work in Germany remained unchanged in January, labour office figures showed on Friday, underscoring a sluggish recovery and persistent lack of...
UK's Metro Bank plans third round of job cuts, FT reports
Date: January 28, 2026
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Britain's Metro Bank has launched the third round of redundancies in as many years, putting about 100 jobs at risk, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Reuters could not...
Spain's high job creation brings unemployment rate to lowest level since 2008
Date: January 27, 2026
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Spain's unemployment rate fell to 9.93% in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 10.45% three months earlier, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Tuesday, the...