Euro zone investor morale falls in January to lowest in more than a year
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Investor morale in the euro zone fell in January to its lowest in more than a year, a survey showed on Monday, with Germany remaining a continued…
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BOJ’s Ueda vows to keep hiking rates with focus on risks
By Leika Kihara and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will raise interest rates further if the economy continues…
French 2025 budget targets 50 billion euros in cost savings, finance minister says
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said on Monday that the 2025 budget bill his new government was working on targeting 50 billion euros ($51.7 billion)in cost savings…
Norway PM worried by Musk involvement in politics outside US
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said on Monday that it is worrying that Elon Musk directly involves himself in domestic political issues in countries outside of…
Indonesia dishes out first free meals in programme targeting 83 million people
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious multi-billion dollar programme to provide free meals to more than a quarter of his people was officially underway on Monday, officials said,…
French finance minister says eyes 2025 budget deficit in 5-5.5% range
PARIS (Reuters) – French finance minister Eric Lombard said France’s budget situation was “serious” , adding he targeted a 2025 deficit in a range of 5% to 5.5% of gross…
Musk turns on UK’s Farage and says he should quit as Reform party leader
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Elon Musk said Nigel Farage should quit as leader of Britain’s right-wing Reform UK party in an abrupt withdrawal of support by the U.S. billionaire…
Winter storm hits central US, barrels toward Washington
(Reuters) – A winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the U.S. on Sunday, with some 60 million people across more than a dozen…
China’s top diplomat heads to Africa as West’s attention dwindles
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing’s already sizeable influence across the resource-rich…
Indonesia’s 2024 budget deficit at 2.3% of GDP, smaller than expected
By Stefanno Sulaiman and Gayatri Suroyo JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s unaudited budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year was 507.8 trillion rupiah ($31.38 billion), or 2.29% of GDP, smaller than the…