Morning Bid: Shutdown, oil, auctions and China rankle
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No ‘sea of death’: Pope calls for pan-European action on migration
MARSEILLES, France, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday condemned "belligerent nationalisms" and called for a pan-European response to...
Morning Bid: Bank of Japan also holds policy and stays dovish
Japanese national flag is hoisted atop the headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo, Japan September 20, 2023. REUTERS/Issei Kato...
Dollar reigns as Europe’s central banks spring some surprises
World stocks on longest losing streak since MarchDollar highest since MarchSwiss franc tumbles on surprise SNB rate holdSterling drops as...
Morning Bid: Fed leaves shoe dangling in policy parade
The exterior of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building is seen in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 14, 2022....
European shares ease, with central banks in focus; Lonza drops on CEO exit
The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsSocGen shares drop after new strategy flags little growthSwiss drug ingredient maker Lonza's CEO to leave, shares fallNordic Semiconductor at bottom of STOXX on Q3 guidance cutECB's Stournaras urges govts to help tame inflation -reportSTOXX 600 down 0.4%Sept 18 (Reuters) - European shares eased on Monday, after sharp gains last week, as investors braced for a week packed with global central bank meetings, including rate decisions from...
Europe’s mining quest faces a hurdle: angry locals
COVAS DO BARROSO, Portugal, Sept 13 (Reuters) - In Portugal's northern Barroso region, Maria Loureiro weeps at the prospect of losing her family's land to a mine that could become one of Europe's biggest producers of lithium, used in electric vehicle batteries and other clean technologies."I don't want them to take away what has been left to me by my parents and grandparents," 55-year-old Loureiro said. "I don't want the mine ... I will fight it to the death."She is among local activists in Portugal and elsewhere whose determination to...
European countries differ over windfall taxes on banks
Sept 13 (Reuters) - Italy followed the lead of other European countries by taking a surprise and contested decision in...
Spanish court rejects appeals to suspend banking tax payments
MADRID, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Spain's High Court has rejected appeals by lenders Bankinter (BKT.MC), Sabadell (SABE.MC) and Cajasur to...
EU opens race to run its huge investment bank EIB
The logo of the European Investment Bank is pictured in the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, March 25, 2017. Reuters/Eric Vidal/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Five candidates have come forward for the post of president of the huge European Investment Bank, Belgian Finance Minister Vincent van Peteghem said on Friday, the first of several top European Union jobs which member governments will haggle over in the next 12 months.The government-owned EIB calls itself the world's biggest multilateral financial institution by assets and will be a key player...