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France’s 2026 budget to be ‘demanding’ undertaking: economy minister

Ironing out the 2026 budget of the euro zone’s second-largest economy will prove a “demanding” task, French Economy Minister Eric Lombard told CNBC’s Charlotte Reed, after lawmakers earlier this month finally adopted 2025’s financial plan after a spate of tumultuous, government-toppling attempts. France has charted a trajectory to reduce its public deficit, aiming to reach 5.4% of the national GDP …

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What companies say about the impact of MAGA policies

CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Via Reuters During Mettler-Toledo‘s earnings call …

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Australia cuts interest rate for the first time in more than four years, flags economic uncertaint

Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) at the central bank’s building in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2022. Brendon Thorne | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut benchmark interest rates for the first time in over four years, joining ranks with other major global central banks, as softening inflation allows room for easing policy. The …

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