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Bank of England’s Ramsden sees risks from job market slowdown

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Deputy Governor Dave Ramsden said on Tuesday that Britain’s jobs market had shown clear signs of weakening and that he was now more worried that inflation could fall below the central bank’s forecasts. “The latest PAYE data for payrolled employees, notwithstanding the potential for revisions, indicate that private sector employee …

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German cabinet passes 2025 draft budget with leap in defence spending

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s cabinet approved on Tuesday a draft budget for 2025 and a budget framework for 2026 with record investments to revive the economy and a strong commitment to defence spending ahead of a key NATO summit. To stimulate growth after Europe’s biggest economy contracted for two consecutive years, the drafts …

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Putin authorises creation of state messaging app to combat WhatsApp and Telegram

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday signed a law authorising the development of a state-backed messaging app integrated with government services, as Moscow strives to reduce its dependence on platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram. Russia has long sought to establish what it calls digital sovereignty by promoting home-grown services. Its push to replace …

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UK government launches group to tackle sovereign debt in developing economies

By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) -The British government has created a coalition to bring together the private sector and government to help developing countries make their sovereign debt more sustainable and continue to access private investment. A wave of sovereign debt defaults following the Covid-19 pandemic, and a global interest rate hiking cycle, have largely …

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French authorities search SocGen’s offices in tax fraud investigation

PARIS (Reuters) -Investigators from the French national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) have searched the offices of Societe Generale in Paris and in Luxembourg as part of a tax fraud investigation, a judicial source said on Tuesday. The homes of four people, mostly bank executives, were also searched, and these people were taken into custody, the …

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Exclusive-ECB clears Monte Paschi’s takeover bid for Mediobanca, source says

By Francesco Canepa and Valentina Za FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank has cleared Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s proposed acquisition of rival Mediobanca, a source with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as a raft of takeover bids reshapes Italian finance. Monte dei Paschi (MPS), which for a decade epitomised Rome’s banking woes until …

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ECB to cut rates once more in September as economists say inflation risks balanced: Reuters poll

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) -The European Central Bank will conclude a year-long interest rate-cutting campaign with one more move in September, according to a slight majority of economists polled by Reuters who just a month ago were at odds over where rates would end the year. A near-60% majority of economists also say risks …

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Goldman CEO urges Europe to review ‘overbearing’ regulations in French opinion piece

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon urged Europe to reconsider its “extensive” regulatory requirements through an opinion piece published in French newspaper Les Echos on Tuesday, as they place unnecessary burden on companies. “Europe remains an outlier in terms of the extensive – often overbearing, duplicative, and costly – obligations it places on firms,” the …

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Trump tariffs fan calls by European metal producers for scrap export curbs

(Corrects industry group name to European Aluminium, not Europe Aluminium, in paragraphs 6, 7 and 10) By Philip Blenkinsop and Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Metal producers in the European Union are lobbying the bloc to impose export duties or curbs on scrap metal shipments “in the next few weeks” to stem a sharp increase in …

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French investigators order Tesla to stop ‘deceptive business practices’

PARIS (Reuters) -French investigators on Tuesday ordered Tesla to stop what they called “deceptive business practices” or face thousands of euros in fines. Investigators at the finance ministry’s Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control office said the automaker had engaged in deceptive commercial practices over the fully autonomous driving capabilities of its cars, had issued …

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