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Merkel, Macron delay plan to present euro zone reforms: Spiegel

GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelandFrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronhavepostponedaplantoproposeeurozonereformsatasummitofEuropeanleadersthismonth,DerSpiegelreportedonSa

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Berlin and Paris step up push for euro zone reform deal

EmboldenedbyapreliminarycoalitiondealbetweenChancellorAngelaMerkelandtheSocialDemocrats(SPD),GermanyandFrancewilltrytoinjectnewmomentumintotheirstalledEUreforme

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Lionel Messi -- 'the 100 million-euro man'<br>

LionelMessi,whorecentlypennedalucrativenewcontractwithBarcelona,couldcomfortablyearnmorethan100millioneuroseveryyear,accordingtoareportreleasedbyFrance-basedMed

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Spain lags as markets ready for ECB decision

EuropeanshareswereflatonMondaywithbanksweighingandMadrid’sbourselaggingitspeersasCatalonia’spoliticalcrisisdeepened.Thepan-EuropeanSTOXX600wasup0.1percentwhileS

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DPRK risks lift yen, euro struggles near four-week lows vs dollar

TheyenstoodtallonTuesdayastensionsontheKoreanpeninsulaflared-upanewamidanescalatingwarofwordsbetweenNorthKoreaandtheUnitedStates,whiletheeurostrugglednearafour-

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France's Macron to present euro zone reform proposals on September 26

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronwillunveilmoredetailedproposalsforreformstotheeurozoneonSept.26,twodaysafterGermany’sfederalelection,aFrenchdiplomaticsourcesaidonW

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Eurozone industry shows signs of slowing amid euro's rise

Industrial output across the 19 countries that make up the eurozone fell in June, official figures showed Monday, in a development that likely illustrates the export-sapping impact of the rising euro.

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Autos and energy firms boost European shares, banks held back

SupportivecrudepricesandstrongresultsfromenergyfirmsandautoscompanieshelpedEuropeansharesinchhigheronWednesday,whilebanksweretheworst-performingsectorasresultsd

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Euro hits 14-month high in third day of gains

The euro jetted past $1.14 to its highest in just under 14 months on Thursday, with attempts by European Central Bank sources to moderate the message taken from a speech by President Mario Draghi this week falling on deaf ears.

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Euro hits 14-month high in third day of gains

Theeurojettedpast$1.14toitshighestinjustunder14monthsonThursday,withattemptsbyEuropeanCentralBanksourcestomoderatethemessagetakenfromaspeechbyPresidentMarioDrag

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Greece gets credit lifeline, IMF joins bailout

EurozonegovernmentsthrewGreeceanother11th-hourcreditlifelineonThursdayworth$9.5billionandsketchednewdetailonpossibledebtreliefastheIMFfinallyofferedtohelpoutaft

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European Central Bank to offset euro area’s fiscal tightening

IftheeuroareacountriescontinuetoinsistonbalancingthebooksandcuttinginhalftheircurrentpublicdebttoGDPratio,itsimplyfollowsthattheECBhastoprovideanappropriateamou

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Dollar steadies, sterling hit briefly post London attack

The dollar recovered from last week's seven-month lows on Monday, edging up against the euro and yen, but still looking exposed to any renewed optimism from a European Central Bank policy meeting this week.

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Dollar steadies, sterling hit briefly post London attack

Thedollarrecoveredfromlastweek'sseven-monthlowsonMonday,edgingupagainsttheeuroandyen,butstilllookingexposedtoanyrenewedoptimismfromaEuropeanCentralBankpolicymee

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French finance minister sees overall deal on Greece in June

FranceisconfidentthatGreeceanditsinternationallenderscanreachadealonadditionalmeasuresofdebtreliefforAthensinJune,FrenchFinanceMinisterBrunoLeMairesaidonMondaya

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Eurogroup meeting faces rising discord over Greek debt negotiations

Discord over the Greek debt negotiations are set to overshadow a meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels on Monday.

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Eurozone economy expanding in 2016 amid risks

Eurozone economy is expected to grow by about 1.6 percent in 2016, slightly stronger than market expectations, partly thanks to the perseverance of the European Central Bank (ECB) in pumping money into the market through a bond-buying program since January 2015.