Euro zone economy ends 2025 on benign note even as risks linger
Item 1 of 2 A person carries shopping bags outside the department store Kaufhaus des Westens “KaDeWe” during…
French inflation eases on energy costs ahead of eurozone data release
Published on 06/01/2026 – 10:05 GMT+1 Inflation in France cooled in December — a reading that comes after…
‘Europe’s existential crisis’: ECB’s Lagarde calls for urgent reforms
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has issued a stark warning over the European Union’s competitiveness, calling…
Biggest eurozone members see easing inflation except for Germany
Inflation figures from the eurozone’s major economies paint a mixed picture of the bloc’s price prospects. In Germany,…
How UPI’s tie-up with the EU’s TIPS system could boost cross-border payments
Aimed at improving cross-border payments, this is one of the first major tie-ups for UPI outside Asia. It…
Global Economic Outlook 2026: U.S. Resilience to Lead Growth
The year ahead brings an unusually broad range of possibilities for inflation and global growth. Global gross domestic product…
Euro zone business conditions improving, AI is booming, ECB survey shows
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone firms are enjoying a slight improvement in business conditions but this still points to…
Why do chocolate prices matter to the European Central Bank?
ADVERTISEMENT Rising food prices can be a headache not only for households in the eurozone but also for…
Euro is growing stronger, and that’s good news for your wallet
Global markets Nearly half of Irish CEOs rank the country among their top three priorities for capital allocation…
Irish consumers ditch cash and cards in favour of digital wallet payments
Cash use is falling fast, according to a new report from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland (BPFI).…