Author: Philip Blenkinsop

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -To bring electronic scrap and other waste from across the European Union to its Belgian recycling plant, materials group Umicore can spend at least a month tackling a complex array of national shipment rules. The problem is not just Umicore’s as businesses across Europe grapple with internal obstacles that can be as damaging as tariffs. Analysts, however, say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have provided the necessary push to make the bloc the single market it aspires to be.Read More

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CITI’S POSITIVE VIEW ON EUROPE TURNS MORE STRUCTURAL When Citi equity analysts turned positive on Europe last year, their call was tactical in nature, based on signs of extreme positioning and peak bearishness. But they now say the positive view has become more structural. In a note published on Tu…Read More

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