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Italian banks hit with surprise windfall tax

The potential one-off tax on the profits banks earn from higher interest rates (...)

ExxonMobil reports record first-quarter profits of $11.4bn

The energy giant says the profits came despite paying about $200m (£160m) (...)

Ukraine war: EU moves to cut peak electricity use by 5%

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen also calls for windfall taxes on energy companies (...)

UK steel future uncertain without US tariffs deal

Europe has reached an agreement over Trump-era taxes but the UK is still facing (...)

John McAfee: Anti-virus creator found dead in prison cell

The software mogul is found dead hours after a Spanish court allowed his extradition (...)

Joe Biden: Could his tax plan affect US investment in Ireland?

US investment in Ireland could dry up if President Biden leads a major change (...)

Anti-virus creator John McAfee arrested over tax evasion charges

The anti-virus creator faces extradition to the US for allegedly failing to (...)

European Commission to challenge Apple tax bill verdict

EU court ruling that the tech giant does not have to pay hefty back taxes (...)

France in huge coronavirus recovery plan focusing on green energy

France unveils a 100bn-euro plan to kick-start the economy, with a promise (...)

U.S. pulled out of talks on digital services taxes - Lighthizer

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations (...)

UPDATE 1-U.S. pulled out of talks on digital services taxes -Lighthizer

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin decided to pull out of negotiations (...)

Eurozone in fresh emergency action to boost economy

The central bank will increase the size of its bond buying programme by €600bn (...)

European shares rise in thin trading, Bayer jumps

European shares rose in thin trading on Monday, as optimism over reopening (...)

Coronavirus: Eurozone economy shrinks at record rate

Single currency nations see a sharp fall in GDP during the first quarter of (...)

Pumping cash at record pace, ECB is under pressure to act again

Just weeks after unveiling a massive stimulus scheme in a late-night shock-and-awe (...)

Fund managers looking at medical tests, Europe, for signs U.S. economy can reopen

Some investors are wary about buying into a recent stock market rally. Even (...)

European stock index futures slide as coronavirus damage grows

European stock index futures fell more than 3% on Wednesday as dismal economic (...)

Surveys show coronavirus pandemic savaging global economy

Evidence that the coronavirus pandemic is hammering the global economy mounted (...)

UPDATE 1-Portugal to help firms through coronavirus, tough measures in place

Portugal moved to help businesses weather the coronavirus epidemic on Friday (...)

UK employers urge Johnson not to sacrifice services in EU deal

Britain must not exclude its huge services industry from a planned trade deal (...)

Coronavirus impact on euro zone economy to be temporary - Centeno

The head of the Eurogroup Mario Centeno said on Monday he expected the impact (...)

UPDATE 1-Romania may sell 5% stake in Hidroelectrica to EBRD

Romania is considering an offer from the European Bank for Reconstruction (...)

UPDATE 1-Euro zone inflation pressures are building but only slowly -ECB chief economist

Inflationary pressures in the euro zone are slowly building and the deflationary (...)

Eurozone economy barely growing at all

An official estimate puts growth in the region at 0.1% in the three months (...)

ECB rate rise in 2021? Markets starting to think about it

Money markets are starting to price higher interest rates for the euro zone (...)

Monte dei Paschi sees 1.2 bln euro net profit hit in Q4 from tax change

Italian state-owned bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Thursday it expected (...)

GRAPHIC-ECB rate rise in 2021? Markets starting to think about it

Money markets are starting to price higher interest rates for the euro zone (...)

German finmin: tax on share dealing could be extended to other assets

The financial transaction tax on share dealing that 10 European countries (...)

Boeing says Airbus could still avoid tariffs by obeying WTO

Boeing Co on Wednesday urged Airbus to comply with World Trade Organization (...)

Italy govt has found money to avoid sales tax hike-PM

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Monday his government had freed (...)

Apple Irish tax case appeal heard by EU court

The Republic of Ireland argues it should not have to recover €13bn of unpaid (...)

Stock markets drop on new Trump China tariffs

US and European indexes fall after the President announces taxes on $300bn (...)

Eurozone prepares for interest rate cut as growth slows

The outlook for the eurozone economy is getting "worse and worse", says the (...)

UK government should cut taxes to boost growth - senior Treasury minister

Britain should use the opportunity of leaving the European Union to cut taxes (...)

ECB to give euro zone economy a small shot in the arm

The European Central Bank will try to give an ailing euro zone economy a boost (...)

Not just Brexit - EU frets next crisis may come from money managers, clearing

While Brexit and trade disputes dominate financial headlines, European Union (...)

Graphic: Whatever it takes, Part 2? - Five questions for the ECB

Just a month after the European Central Bank halted plans to normalise policy (...)

UPDATE 3-PwC investigation finds $7.4 bln accounting fraud at Steinhoff, company says

* Investigation found fictitious or irregular transactions totalling 6.5 billion (...)

European funds cut equity holdings, hoard cash as growth fears rise - Reuters poll

European fund managers cut equity exposure to a six-month low and upped cash (...)

UK PM May sets up business councils to advise on post-Brexit policy

Prime Minister Theresa May has created five new business councils to advise (...)

Government to bring forward promised income tax cuts

British Chancellor Philip Hammond said on Monday that the government will (...)

European shares edges up as earnings flurry quells Fed angst

European shares opened slightly higher on Thursday as a flurry of corporate (...)

Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career?

EVEN her enemies admire the bloody-mindedness of Margrethe Vestager, the European (...)

Exchange-rate shifts have helped the global economy

STICKLERS for value have plenty of reasons to frown at financial markets. (...)

Governments need to rethink their attitudes to debt

GOVERNMENTS do not always make the best budget managers. Assuming it avoids (...)

UPDATE 1-Lending to UK consumers cools as economic confidence ebbs

* Consumer credit growth weakest since April 2016 - BoE * European Commission (...)

A firm that shares a name with its founder earns higher profits

A GOOD business name can be pricey. An entrepreneur looking for the perfect (...)

Research points to a new explanation of “Dutch disease”

IN 1959 geologists discovered 2.8trn cubic metres of natural gas—the largest (...)

Hot and cold: Euro zone grows but inflation slows

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Data in the coming week should confirm the euro zone (...)

UK will not cut taxes below European average after Brexit - Hammond

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain does not intend to lower taxes far below the European (...)

Brexit: UK will not cut taxes, says Philip Hammond

Chancellor Philip Hammond says the UK has no desire to try to undercut European (...)

UK commissions EU migration impact study, promises no Brexit cliff-edge

LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Britain commissioned an independent study on Thursday (...)

Britain hails Spanish investment as sign of confidence in economy

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Spanish companies will commit millions of pounds (...)

The EU proposes pan-European pension products

THE story of the European Union is in part that of the steady accretion of (...)

The complicated failure of two Italian lenders

BANKS sicken slowly but die fast. For years Banca Popolare di Vicenza and (...)

Corporate Europe is giddy with optimism

IT IS remarkable what a difference a single election can make. “The way (...)

Podcast: Super Mario to the rescue

As the European Central Bank meets in Estonia this week, is it time for Mario (...)

Germany fears big losses over tax scandal

Investigators believe dozens of German banks and brokers used ruses to avoid (...)

Banco Popular fails and is bought by Santander

EVEN a bank failure can be presented as a triumph. This week Banco Popular, (...)

Global monetary policy is not tightening as expected

AT ITS outset, 2017 seemed likely to mark a turning-point for global monetary (...)

Sweden’s economy is thriving, so why is monetary policy so loose?

ON A recent balmy day, people thronged the parks and promenades of central (...)

Goldman president says companies shying away from large deals

May 31 (Reuters) - Uncertainty around tax policy and political events such (...)

UPDATE 1-Goldman president says companies shying away from large deals

May 31 (Reuters) - Uncertainty around tax policy and political events such (...)

Paradise in the Med

Malta has tried to shake off claims it is the "Panama of the EU" - but the (...)

What the German economic model can teach Emmanuel Macron

IT IS heartening that the euro area has a knack for surviving near-fatal crises. (...)

Greece adopts more austerity measures in bailout bid

More pension cuts and tax rises are agreed as thousands protest in central (...)

NEWSMAKER-Macron picks pro-EU conservative Le Maire as French finance chief

PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - Bruno Le Maire, named French economy minister on (...)

RPT-UPDATE 1-ING Q1 underlying pretax profit up 39 pct, beats expectations

AMSTERDAM, May 10 (Reuters) - ING Groep, the largest Dutch financial services (...)

Euro-area GDP growth outpaces America’s

THE appeal of GDP is that it offers, or seems to, a summary statistic of how (...)

Protecting American steel from imports makes no sense

AS AN example of all that is wrong with Donald Trump’s view of trade, the (...)

The markets are uninspired by the Trump tax plan

REMEMBER why the "Trump bump" began, all the way back in November? The rationale (...)

The IMF nudges up its forecast for global growth

APRIL is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, and, in (...)

The mysterious quiescence of the gold market

AMERICA has bombed Syria, and its relations with Russia have deteriorated. (...)

The EFTA countries show how hard Brexit will be for Britain

NORWAY offers much to envy. The food is tasty, public services are great and (...)