Fitch to unveil France’s debt rating: ‘Status quo seems the most likely scenario’
Fitch to unveil France's debt verdict this Friday, just weeks before the 2027 national budget reaches the National Assembly. The agency's decision arrives
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Warsh’s first Jackson Hole: Bond yields, a Treasury rescue and sticky inflation
The Federal Reserve chair walks into the most scrutinised podium in global central banking while his own government scrambles to…
Nvidia smashes Q2 forecasts with $96.2bn in revenue as AI hits ‘inflection point’
The world's most valuable company, valued at more than $5 trillion (€4.3tn) — a figure exceeding the annual GDP of…
Volkswagen workers condemn ‘disastrous’ communication over job cuts
The relationship between Volkswagen's workforce and its executive board has fractured along lines that go well beyond the usual tensions…
UK firm running Portugal’s largest solar plant files for insolvency
A British-owned solar installation that once symbolised Portugal's ambitions to become a leading renewable-energy producer on the Iberian Peninsula has…
Moving to the countryside for a home: young people flee city housing costs
A quiet reversal is underway across the Iberian Peninsula. The same small towns that emptied out over three decades as…
US threatens Iran with ‘economic D-Day’ as markets await sanctions announcement
The United States has moved to tighten its financial grip on Iran to an unprecedented degree, with Treasury Secretary Scott…
Shein launches IPO at a sharply lower valuation — and Europe is central to its success
The Chinese-founded online retailer launched its Hong Kong share offering on Monday and expects trading to begin on 1 September.…
EDF to prepare site for two new nuclear reactors at Gravelines plant in France
State-owned utility EDF has received formal government approval to commence ground-level preparatory operations for two next-generation EPR2 pressurised water