Hungary central bank to leave base rate steady at 13% next week – Reuters poll
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The National Bank of Hungary is expected to leave its base rate steady at…
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Kevin Spacey appears remotely in UK court ahead of sex offences trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey appeared by videolink for a brief hearing at a London court on Friday…
Strikes cripple German rail network, four airports
BERLIN (Reuters) – Rail workers went on strike across Germany on Friday, mostly bringing national operator Deutsche Bahn’s services to…
French prosecutors accuse Lebanon central bank chief of hiding fraud
BEIRUT/PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors have told Lebanon’s central bank governor Riad Salameh they plan to press preliminary fraud and…
ECB must guard against early exit from restrictive policy -Rehn
HELSINKI (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should maintain a tightening monetary policy that restricts demand, Finnish central bank Governor…
Russia watching for new Western sanctions, says they would hit world economy
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it was monitoring reports of a possible ban on exports to Russia by…
Credit squeeze ‘biggest threat’ to economic outlook, Fidelity International says
By Nell Mackenzie PARIS (Reuters) – The biggest threat to the economic outlook is a credit squeeze that has not…
Norway’s wealth fund posts $84 billion quarterly profit
OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s $1.4 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world’s largest investors, on Friday posted a 5.9% return…
French police cleared to use drones for crowd monitoring
PARIS (Reuters) – French police is allowed from Friday to use drones equipped with cameras for a wide range of…
Services drive acceleration in German business activity in April – flash PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – German business activity expanded for a third month running in April, boosted by a services sector revival…