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Italy Remains Under EU Deficit Oversight After 3.1% Shortfall Is Confirmed

The decision tightens Rome's spending room before the 2027 vote.

Trump’s 2027 Budget Seeks $1.5 Trillion for Defense as Watchdogs Question the Math

The Economist Flags Brazil’s Fiscal Bind as a Warning to Rich Countries

BBC Sets 10% Cost-Cut Target Over Next Three Years

Government Weighs Capital Gains Tax Discount Changes for May Budget

Freeze to Plan 2 Threshold Pushes Up Graduate Repayments as Interest Outpaces What Most Pay

Brazil and Portugal Put New Minimum Wages Into Effect on Jan. 1

BOJ Flags Wage-Led Inflation Goal as Government Warns Against Early Rate Hike

Tax Forecasts Lift Revenues for Hamburg and Schleswig‑Holstein but Leave Little Spending Room

LVMH Surge Lifts Arnault to $192 Billion as France Revisits Taxing Top Fortunes

OBR Signals Productivity Downgrade, Tightening the Squeeze on Reeves’s November Budget

Argentina’s Public University Strikes Escalate as Financing Law Faces Veto Threat

UK Banking Chiefs Warn Reeves Against Tax Hike

Bank of England to Scale Back £100 Billion Bond Sales After Rising Losses

Bayrou Unveils €40 Billion Austerity Plan With Defense Boost in 2026 Budget

Finance Minister Launches Expenditure Review with 7.5 to 15 Percent Savings Targets

Maharashtra's Debt Crisis Deepens with Record ₹9.32 Lakh Crore Burden

B.C. Braces for Economic Challenges as U.S. Tariffs Take Effect

UK Retailers Warn of Rising Prices as Costs Surge

UK Faces Stagnant Living Standards and Economic Uncertainty in 2025