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France awaits fourth government of the yearFrançois Bayrou, France's fourth prime minister this year, races to form a government by Christmas. President Macron has been in contact as...
ECB cuts key deposit rate by 25 bps to 3% amid concerns of tepid growth, impact of Trump trade policiesThe European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point to 3% amid concerns about slowing economic growth, politic...
Asian stocks slip, rattled by South Korean political unrestThe benchmark Kospi Index fell as much as 2% early Wednesday after South Korea-related assets all dropped overnight. Equities also slipped ...
France: New PM Barnier signals rightward tilt, vows harder stance on immigrationBarnier said on Friday that his government, which lacks a clear majority in a hung lower house of parliament, will include conservatives as...
Michel Barnier: the 'French Joe Biden' who grappled with BrexitVeteran French politician Michel Barnier has been appointed as France's new prime minister after two months of political deadlock. Known fo...
Reactions to Boris Johnson's resignation announcement"We attach importance to negotiations that are going on with the UK on a trade deal. There is some degree of optimism that this could be do...
Dollar gets global beating as stimulus, Brexit boost risk appetiteCongressional negotiators were closing in on a $900 billion COVID-19 aid bill in the United States, according to lawmakers and aides, boost...
'Final throw of the dice': Britain and EU to resume trade talksBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke on Saturday and instructed their teams to...
UK says Brexit trade talks with EU are in their 'last week'As talks continued between the two sides in London, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said "I think we are into the last week or so of substan...
Dollar poised for weekly losses on improving risk sentimentThe U.S. dollar index was steady at 92.03 against a basket of major currencies, treading water around a near three-month low of 91.84 it hi...
UK, Ireland say breakthrough needed in Brexit talks this weekWithout a deal, around $1 trillion worth of trade would be at risk of disruption through tariffs and tougher rules after the Dec. 31 expiry...
UK, EU resume crunch Brexit talks in LondonBritain and the European Union resumed crucial negotiations in London on Monday for a post-Brexit free trade deal, with time running short ...
Brexit brinkmanship: UK tells EU door still open for deal"It would be sensible at this point for them to go that extra mile, to come closer to us on the points that remain for discussion. They hav...
Pound hovers near 2-month lows after new COVID-19 restrictionsThe pound was last down 0.5% at $1.271, the lowest since late July, giving up earlier gains of as much as 0.13% against the dollar.
Brexit back in crisis as UK threatens to undermine divorce pact with EUIn one of the most startling turns of the four-year Brexit saga, Britain is reportedly planning new legislation to override parts of Januar...
EU’s Donald Tusk sees 'promising' signals for a Brexit dealMichel Barnier and Steve Barclay, the senior European and British negotiators, met in Brussels early on Friday in an attempt to capitalise ...
Euro falls towards two-month low after EU confronts Italy over budgetPolitical wrangling over the budget in heavily indebted Italy has seen the euro weaken over 1 per cent versus the dollar this week.
Stock market's advance grinds to a halt on China concernsUS tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods are expected to take effect next month.
European Union's Michel Barnier says it may take months for Brexit talks to move onThe fourth round of talks, while more positive in tone, failed to deliver the breakthrough that’s needed for negotiations to start on the t...
Brexit talks end in acrimony amid stalemate over billThe pound weakened to its lowest in a week as the failure of the talks increases the chances of the U.K. tumbling out of the EU without a d...