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German retirees offered tax breaks to keep working
Published on 15/10/2025
» BERLIN - Germany’s cabinet agreed on a draft law on Wednesday to encourage work after retirement by allowing those who do so to earn up to 2,000 euros (76,000 baht) a month tax-free in an effort to combat labour shortages in Europe’s biggest economy.
Mixed day for global stocks amid trade angst, Powell comments
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» NEW YORK - European and US stock markets fell before recovering somewhat as markets weighed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and digested fresh Federal Reserve commentary.
French PM faces uphill task to form government
AFP, Published on 13/10/2025
» PARIS - French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday was negotiating to form a government after losing a key political ally, with time running short before a fast-approaching budget deadline.
Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government
AFP, Published on 11/10/2025
» PARIS - Pressure mounted on Saturday on France’s newly reappointed premier Sebastien Lecornu to get an austerity budget approved, as more parties threatened to topple a man whose first term lasted a mere 27 days.
France's Macron to name PM to end political crisis
AFP, Published on 10/10/2025
» PARIS — France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.
Macron seeks new PM to end French political crisis
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron was racing on Thursday to find a new prime minister within a two-day deadline after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis.
Outgoing French PM sees new premier named in next 48 hours
AFP, Published on 09/10/2025
» PARIS - Outgoing French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who intensified a political crisis by resigning earlier this week, said Wednesday he expected President Emmanuel Macron to name a new premier within the next 48 hours.
Macron gives outgoing French PM final chance to salvage government
AFP, Published on 07/10/2025
» PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday gave Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu two days to salvage his administration, after the premier resigned following less than a month in office in a move that plunged the country further into a political crisis.
Gold, Bitcoin surge on concerns over global debt pile
Published on 06/10/2025
» Growing fiscal concerns in some of the world’s biggest economies are adding momentum to a so-called “debasement trade,” as investors flock to the perceived safety of Bitcoin, gold and silver while pulling away from major currencies.
French premier resigns after Macron’s cabinet gamble backfires
Published on 06/10/2025
» Sebastien Lecornu unexpectedly resigned as France’s prime minister on Monday, blaming the intransigence of the groups in the country’s fractured parliament and deepening a national political crisis.