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Politics may trigger shift in European economic policy

BERLIN Slowly but surely, the economic policy tide in Europe is turning, and it may only be a matter of time before Germany is swept up.

Modest fiscal easing ahead for Britain, but BoE likely done - Reuters poll

LONDON British finance minister Philip Hammond is set to announce some modest infrastructure spending and housing stimulus next week, according to a Reuters poll of economists that found widespread expectations of a marked easing-off on deficit reduction.

Soaraway dollar poses risk to 2017 global economy, financial stability

LONDON The dollar is at a 14-year high. That might sound like America is being made great again, but it could undermine economic growth in the United States and elsewhere and pose a threat to global financial stability.

Euro crisis over? 2017 politics could be markets' biggest test yet

LONDON The euro zone has withstood several crises since 2008 that have thrown the 19-nation bloc's very existence into doubt, centred on its fractured economy, bond market, banking system and, of course, Greece.

A post-Trump SEC could shake up current policy

WASHINGTON It will be a new day at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after President-elect Donald Trump installs his choice to run the agency.

Investors, economists brace for new dangerous game: parsing Trump's words

NEW YORK Move over, Janet Yellen. The Federal Reserve chief has a challenger for the title of speaker most scrutinized by Wall Street, and it's Donald Trump.

Nowhere to run? Trump shock raises doubts over investor havens

LONDON In a year when politics has defied forecasts and uncertainty reigned, the traditional "safe haven" status of assets like bonds, gold and the Swiss franc has weakened, raising doubts about the existence of any true refuge in stormy markets.

Wall Street elite stunned at Trump triumph

NEW YORK From plush penthouse apartments on the Upper East Side to bars in midtown Manhattan, New York’s financial community watched in stunned dismay on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump clinched the White House.

"Prolonged" decoupling between gilts and sterling would be uncomfortable - UK debt chief

LONDON The head of Britain's debt office said on Tuesday that a prolonged decoupling between sterling and gilt yields would raise questions over investor confidence in Britain after its decision to leave the European Union.

Reuters poll - Sterling trading around ideal rate for UK economy: economists

LONDON/BENGALURU Sterling's near 20 percent plunge following Britain's vote in June to leave the European Union has brought the currency to the ideal rate for the UK economy, according to a Reuters poll of economists taken in the past few days.