ECB’s Villeroy: inflation risks warrant keeping policy options open
PARIS, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank needs to keep its policy options open at upcoming…
Morning Bid: ‘Tis the season for macro forecasts
LONDON, December 5 (Reuters) – Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and…
Germany’s Merz secures pensions bill, but row highlights leadership weakness
Item 1 of 5 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Christian Democratic Union’s Jens Spahn, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group…
CEOs see younger consumers driving growth amid tariffs, AI changes
NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Younger shoppers are helping to drive growth in some consumer products like…
AI’s rise stirs excitement, sparks job worries
AI’s impact on job growth and work transformation discussed at Reuters NEXT Concerns over AI’s role in job…
Euro zone business activity expands at fastest pace in 30 months in November, PMI shows
Dec 3 (Reuters) – Business activity in the euro zone expanded at its fastest pace in two-and-a-half years…
Eurovision faces major test as countries weigh Israel’s participation
EBU members to discuss Israel’s participation, with a vote possible Slovenia, Ireland, Spain, Netherlands threaten boycott over Israel’s…
Tariffs, AI boom could test global growth’s resilience, OECD says
Global growth seen at 3.2% in 2025, easing to 2.9% in 2026 US growth revised up to 2%…
Sustainable Switch Climate Focus: Southeast Asia flood deaths reach 241
Nov 28 – This is an excerpt of the Sustainable Switch Climate Focus newsletter, where we make sense…
Euro zone growth, inflation on benign path, keeping rate cut bets muted
Spanish inflation eases German inflation unexpectedly jumps French, Italian data unchanged German labour market bottoming out Consumer expectations…
Mediterranean, Black Sea fish stocks show recovery but threats persist, UN says
Pressure on stocks has fallen sharply over the past decade 52% of assessed stocks are still classed as…
Bird flu virus could risk pandemic worse than COVID if it mutates, France’s Institut Pasteur says
People lack antibodies against bird flu, respiratory infections professor says Bird flu could affect healthy individuals, including children,…