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Argentina plans to extend debt deadline until May 22

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Bloomberg Argentina extended the deadline to its debt offer to May 22, the government said in a resolution published in the Official Gazette on Monday. The previous deadline was May 8 and the extension means results will now be announced on May 25 and liquidated on May 27, according to the resolution. Bloomberg reported the plans to prolong the deadline ...

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VW to lure German buyers back to showrooms

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is starting a sales initiative to revive demand in its domestic German market as consumer uncertainty across Europe’s largest economy risks choking off factory restarts. The world’s biggest carmarker will offer improved leasing and financing terms and payment-protection insurance in case buyers lose their jobs, VW’s passenger-car division said on Monday in a statement. The program for ...

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ECB heads for more stimulus as courts spar over limits

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Bloomberg In the middle of a spat between Europe’s top courts over the limits of European Central Bank (ECB) monetary stimulus, President Christine Lagarde is probably preparing to do even more. A lawyer herself, Lagarde says her institution is “undeterred” by a legal tussle over its 2.7 trillion-euro ($2.9 trillion) asset-purchase program, and will do what’s needed to carry the ...

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