Bloomberg French economic growth will cool slightly at the end of the year amid pressure on industry from the global slowdown, the Bank of France said. The softer pace of expansion indicates the euro area’s second-largest economy isn’t immune to the downturn in trade and manufacturing that’s hurting countries across the currency bloc. Until now, France had shown more resilience …

Bloomberg The European Central Bank (ECB)could consider giving non-banks access to its balance sheet to keep control over money-market rates, according to Executive Board member Benoit Coeure. Speaking at a money-market workshop in Frankfurt, Coeure highlighted a “possible risk” that the new short-term rate called ESTR — designed to provide a more complete picture of actual borrowing conditions — “might …

Bloomberg European banks have found a silver lining to their recent troubles: they can make a case that they’re too weak to abide by new regulations being set by Brussels. After years fighting a rearguard battle against tighter requirements set by global regulators, some bankers in Europe now say they sense an opportunity to persuade local policy makers to go …