Euro zone inflation cools to 1.7% in January

Illustration of food items placed on the belt of a cash register in a Leclerc supermarket in Valence, France, April 4, 2025. Nicolas Guyonnet | Afp | Getty Images Euro zone inflation cooled to 1.7% in January, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed Wednesday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to…

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Trump launches critical minerals stockpile

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images…

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UK inflation December 2025

A shopper browses fruit and vegetables for sale at an indoor market in Sheffield, UK. The OECD recently predicted that the UK will experience the highest inflation among all advanced economies this year. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.K. inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% from economists polled…

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Autos fall on Trump’s Greenland tariff threat

The logo of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen can be seen on a vehicle in front of a VW dealership. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of some of Europe’s biggest carmakers fell sharply on Monday morning, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose tariffs on several European countries over Greenland….

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Russia calls Trump’s threats to take over Greenland ‘extraordinary’

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual joint call-in-show and press conference, on December 19, 2025 in Moscow, Russia. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Russia called the Trump administration’s threats to take over Greenland “extraordinary” on Friday, adding it would continue monitoring the situation. “The situation is unusual, I would even…

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