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Analysis-Polish nationalist’s election victory deepens fiscal uncertainty

3 Jun 2025

By Karol Badohal, Karin Strohecker and Gergely Szakacs WARSAW/LONDON (Reuters) – Poland’s path to narrowing its fiscal deficit, maintaining its credit ratings and keeping investors on board looks more difficult following conservative nationalist Karol Nawrocki’s presidential election triumph. Nawrocki’s victory in Sunday’s election could deal a blow to the centrist government’s efforts to cement the …

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Analysis-FX options market positioned for further dollar weakness

3 Jun 2025

By Laura Matthews and Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar has steadied after a sharp tumble this year but traders in the foreign exchange options market are positioned for the U.S. currency to weaken further amid growing concern about the U.S. economy and persistent trade-related tensions. Investors started the year expecting the …

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BoE’s Bailey sees rate path shrouded increasingly by uncertainty

3 Jun 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said the path for interest rates was now shrouded in more uncertainty than before because of global trade policy turmoil. “I think the path remains downwards, but how far and how quickly is now shrouded in a lot more uncertainty,” Bailey told parliament’s Treasury Committee. “We’ve added …

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Pro-Russian, anti-Israeli hackers pose biggest cybercrime threats in Germany

3 Jun 2025

BERLIN (Reuters) -Cybercrime in Germany rose to a record level last year, driven by hacker attacks from pro-Russian and anti-Israeli groups, the BKA Federal Crime Office reported on Tuesday as the government said it would boost countermeasures to combat it. “Cybercrime is an increasing threat to our security,” said Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. “It is …

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UAE climate fund Altérra backs Absolute Energy in Italy renewables project

3 Jun 2025

By Virginia Furness and Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) -Alterra, one of the world’s biggest private climate funds has made its second direct investment in Europe through Italian renewable energy firm Absolute Energy and plans more deals ahead, its chief executive told Reuters. The fund, set up in 2023 by the United Arab Emirates with $30 …

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Sterling tiptoes lower; 40-year gilt auction, BoE speakers in focus

3 Jun 2025

LONDON (Reuters) -The pound trod water on Tuesday, holding mostly steady against the dollar and the euro, ahead of a raft of Bank of England speakers and an auction of long-dated government bonds that may offer a gauge of investor confidence in Britain’s finances. Sterling was last down 0.15% against the dollar at $1.352, near …

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Italy April unemployment falls to 5.9%, with firm job growth in last 3 months

3 Jun 2025

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s jobless rate fell to 5.9% in April from 6.1% in March, national statistics bureau ISTAT reported on Tuesday, with a stable number of people employed during the month and an increase in those leaving the labour market. A Reuters survey of seven analysts had forecast an April jobless rate of 6.1%. The …

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