• Reuters

    ECB's Lane plays down need for French bond rescue

    The European Central Bank's chief economist played down on Monday the need for the ECB to come to France's rescue by buying bonds, saying recent market turmoil fuelled by political uncertainty was not "disorderly". French financial markets endured a brutal sell-off late last week as investors cut their positions ahead of a snap election that might give a majority to the far right. But Philip Lane said the latest market moves did not fulfil one of the key conditions for ECB intervention, that is that a rise in risk premiums is disorderly and unwarranted.

  • Reuters

    Factbox-Who are the Americans being detained in Russia?

    Russia is holding at least a dozen American citizens in jail, including journalists and active duty soldiers. Below are details about the best known Americans currently in detention, why Russia is holding them and what the United States is doing to get them back. A Wall Street Journal reporter accredited by Russia to work there, Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg on charges of espionage that carry up to 20 years in prison.

  • PA Media: UK News

    Momentum is with Scottish Labour, says Sarwar ahead of battle bus launch

    The party leader said the General Election was an ‘opportunity for change’.