Bloomberg The European Commission told the euro area’s largest economies to reduce debt and modernize labor markets as it again slashed its inflation forecast and warned of slower-than-predicted growth across the 19-nation bloc. France, Spain and Italy, which have persistently failed to hit European Union budget targets, are still off track, the Brussels-based commission said. Gross domestic product in ...

  Bloomberg The euro advanced, headed for its longest winning streak against the dollar since 2013, amid signs the Federal Reserve will delay raising interest rates. Europe’s shared currency breached $1.16 for the first time since August as signs emerged that the regional economy may be improving. A report on Monday showed manufacturing expanded at a faster pace than initially ...

  Bloomberg U.K. manufacturing unexpectedly shrank for the first time in three years in April, dealing a shock blow to the economy after growth slowed in the first quarter. Markit Economics said its factory Purchasing Managers Index dropped to 49.2 from 50.7 in March, below the key 50 level that divides expansion from contraction. Economists had forecast an increase to ...