Bloomberg A tax break on property purchases played a smaller part than commonly thought in the UK’s pandemic housing boom, according to a report that accuses Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak of wasting billions of pounds of public money. The analysis by the Resolution Foundation claims that the build-up of savings during lockdowns, changes in housing preferences and cheaper ...

Bloomberg German exporters are facing increasing pressure in their home market from Chinese exports to the EU, according to a study by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research. Chinese exports to the region contain more and more sophisticated industrial goods — such as machinery, pharmaceutical and automotive products — which have long been considered the domain of German manufacturers. According ...

Bloomberg Portugal will ease limits on the size of groups that can be seated at restaurants as it takes the next step in a plan to gradually lift restrictions put in place to contain the pandemic. Restaurants will be able to host groups of as many as eight people indoors and 15 people in outdoor seating, Presidency Minister Mariana Vieira ...