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Deutsche Bank CFO Says Trading Business Started Well in April

Deutsche Bank AG saw its fixed income and currencies trading business start “constructively” in the second quarter after some jitters in March, Chief Financial Officer Raja Akram said in an interview.

Raja Akram, incoming chief financial officer of Deutsche Bank AG, during the bank's full year earnings news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Deutsche Bank AG closed out a record year for profit with higher trading income and a new share buyback, in a boost to Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing a day after a raid on the lender’s Frankfurt offices.
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Estonia Calls for Ukraine’s Full EU Membership, ‘No Other Way’

Estonia’s prime minister said there’s no alternative to Ukraine’s full membership in the European Union as the bloc’s leaders gather to discuss closer ties with the war-battered nation.

Kristen Michal, Estonia's prime minister, during an interview at the Estonian embassy interview in Brussels, Belgium, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. Michal accused Russia of creating a “deliberate humanitarian crisis” through its systemic destruction of Ukraine’s power grid ahead of the coming winter.
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US Presses EU to Ease Methane Rules, Warns of Energy Supply Risk

The US reiterated its criticism of the European Union’s rules to curb methane emissions from its oil and gas imports, saying that the supply crunch caused by Iran’s attacks on Qatari facilities means the bloc can’t afford to be too strict.

Ship-to-shore pipelines on an LNG tanker docked at Grain LNG importation terminal near Rochester, UK. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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US Envoy Says EU Faces Higher Tariffs if Trade Deal Fails

US Ambassador to the European Union Andrew Puzder warned the bloc should expect more tariffs if it doesn’t approve a stalled trade deal with Washington.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 3: A container terminal at the Port of Rotterdam on April 3, 2025 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The port of Rotterdam is the largest seaport in Europe and a key transit point for trade with the US, particularly oil products. Yesterday, US President Donald Trump announced a baseline tariff of 20% on all goods from the European Union, which are expected to provoke retaliatory measures. In an interview last month, the port of Rotterdam's CEO said such tariffs would be detrimental to the Dutch port and bad for the global economy. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Photographer: Pierre Crom/Getty Images Europe
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Germany Weighs Debt Brake Exemption to Boost Raw Materials Fund

Germany is considering exempting funds for a planned raw-materials fund from the country’s debt restrictions, a move that could provide additional financial leeway to diversify critical supplies more broadly.

Sealed sacks of Portland cement sit stacked on pallets at HeidelbergCement AG's plant in Ennigerloh, Germany, on Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. HeidelbergCement reported second-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates as the world's third-largest maker of cement succumbed to rising raw-material costs in Asia. Photographer: Jasper Juinen
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Trump Envoy Says US and Greenland Likely to Reach Beneficial Agreement

The US and Greenland will likely reach some kind of beneficial agreement, according to US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White, who underlined President Donald Trump’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Lars Lokke Rasmussen speak to the media following a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14.
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