By Louisa Off and Riham Alkousaa KELHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – From the moment Russian gas exports to Germany were first disrupted in June, German firm Kelheim Fibers began casting around for alt[...]
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Europe
Dollar slides as traders weigh China outlook, U.S. jobless claims
By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The dollar slipped on Thursday with investors on edge at the end of the year as initial optimism over China’s reopening fizzled out and as markets pro[...]
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European shares rise; China’s COVID surge quells risk appetite
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European shares closed higher on Thursday, with technology stocks leading gains, buoyed by Wall Street cheer after U.S. jobless data ease[...]
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Italy says goal in exiting MPS is having several big banks
By Valentina Za and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -Italy will work to exit the capital of bailed-out lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena with a view to having several large banking groups in the country[...]
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Italy’s Meloni takes issue with ECB, euro zone’s bailout fund
By Gavin Jones and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took aim at the EU’s financial institutions on Thursday, telling the European Central Bank (ECB) to[...]
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Explainer-How will Japan resolve shipping insurance for Russian LNG imports?
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan, the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer, is facing its latest challenge in securing vital gas supplies from Russia after Western rein[...]
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Italy’s parliament gives final approval to government’s 2023 budget
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian government on Thursday comfortably won a vote of confidence in the Senate over its expansionary 2023 budget, obtaining parliament’s final approval of the packa[...]
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Spain’s November retail sales fall 0.6% on year
(Reuters) – Spanish retail sales fell 0.6% in November from a year earlier on a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis, after rising 1.0% in October, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said[...]
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German exporters prepare for a challenging 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) – German exporters have modest hopes for next year, anticipating problems at major customers in China because of climbing COVID infections and rising prices making U.S. buyers c[...]
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