[ad_1] The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is pictured during a federal council meeting on the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bern, Switzerland, March 13, 2020. Picture taken March…
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EU, UK chiefs expected to hold another Brexit call – sources
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gives a statement after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave the green light to European countries to start COVID-19 vaccinations…
Nord Stream 2 says preparations for construction in Danish waters can go ahead
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – The Russia-led Nord Stream 2 (NS2) consortium on Friday said preparatory work to complete the subsea gas pipeline to Germany in Danish waters can go ahead,…
Allianz | European housing – home, (un)sweet home?
[ad_1] Building on the successful energy-diversification talks, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni recently launched an energy-cooperation agreement with Africa, dubbed the “Mattei Plan”, to use Italy’s storage capabilities to distribute gas…
Switzerland enters recession after COVID-19 causes biggest ever GDP drop
[ad_1] * Swiss economic output falls 8.2% in Q3, enters recession * Government says recovery now underway * Says economy may return to pre-crisis level by end of 2021 *…
France’s SocGen to close 600 bank branches in profitability push
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Societe Generale on Monday accelerated plans to boost profitability by merging its two retail banking networks, resulting in the closure of 600 of its nearly…
Italian bond yields edge up before budget deadline
[ad_1] * Italian borrowing costs 1 to 3 bps higher * Bunds pinned near four-month highs * FOMC to hike rates later on Wednesday LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – Italian…
UBS heads into record 4.5 billion euro French tax case appeal
[ad_1] By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, Sarah White ZURICH/PARIS (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS will on Monday begin its appeal against a record 4.5 billion-euro ($5.37 billion) penalty levied by a…
DIARY-Top Economic Events to Oct 31
[ad_1] Sept 20 (Reuters) – For other diaries, please see: Top Economic Events Emerging Markets Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News U.S. Federal Reserve Today in Washington…