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  Bloomberg French President Francois Hollande targeted a key pillar of the U.K.’s financial industry, calling into question the City of London’s status as a clearing hub after Britons voted last week to leave the European Union. “The City, which could make its clearing operations in euro, won’t be able to do so any more,” Hollande said after the first ...

  Bloomberg Scandinavia’s biggest bank estimates Denmark sold almost $750 million in kroner to weaken the currency after it became clear early on Friday that Britons had voted to leave the European Union. The flight into safe-haven markets triggered by Brexit drove the krone to its strongest level against the euro in more than a decade, forcing the central bank ...

  Bloomberg A larger proportion of Britons are worried that Brexit will hurt their personal finances than voted to leave the European Union last week, illustrating the extent of uncertainty among U.K. consumers in the wake of the historic vote. About 61 percent of 2,000 people surveyed by researcher Retail Economics over the weekend said they were concerned about the ...

  Paris / AFP There is a great risk that France misses its 2017 deficit target because of increased spending since the start of the year, the Court of Auditors warned on Wednesday. Francois Hollande’s government has repeatedly promised that it will bring the public sector deficit to 2.7% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, below the three percent limit ...

  Bloomberg Russia will only take its battle against inflation so far. Reserves and the ruble’s free float is where it draws the line. Authorities are looking at how to keep tapping a wealth fund to cover the budget deficit even though their method of doing so floods the economy with excess cash, according to four officials familiar with the ...

  Frankfurt / AFP Consumer confidence in Germany is on the rise as households feel that robust domestic demand, rising wages and low inflation will keep Europe’s biggest economy on a growth path, a poll found on Wednesday. “In contrast to the weather, German consumer sentiment is showing itself from its sunny side,” market research company GfK said in a statement. ...

  Bloomberg GAM Holding AG agreed to buy Cantab Capital Partners LLP for $217 million in cash and deferred payments based on future revenue from fees. The acquisition enables Zurich-based GAM to introduce a computer-driven trading system focused on long-only and alternative strategies, the Zurich-based asset manager said in a statement on Wednesday. Cantab Capital, a firm based in Cambridge, ...

  Jakarta / Agencies Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a tax amnesty bill in a bid to give Southeast Asia’s top economy a multi-billion-dollar boost, defying criticism the move will let evaders off the hook. The government believes the amnesty can bring in 165 trillion rupiah ($12.4 billion) of additional revenue this year by offering low rates to those who ...

  New Delhi / Bloomberg Belarusian Potash Co. agreed to supply potash to India at the cheapest price in almost a decade, but a level that analysts said exceeds previous estimates and indicates renewed demand for the crop nutrient. Indian Potash Ltd. will buy 700,000 metric tons at $227 a ton in the new agricultural season starting July 1, according ...

  Seoul / AFP South Korea on Tuesday announced an economic stimulus package of 20 trillion won ($17 billion) as it cut its 2016 growth forecast due to slowing global demand and the fallout from Britain’s shock decision to leave the EU. The finance ministry revised its growth target for the year to 2.8 percent from 3.1 percent, and said ...