Doug Bannister, Dover Port CEO, attends an interview, in Dover

Eurogroup’s Centeno: euro zone “ready to act” on coronavirus impact if needed

By Sergio Goncalves and Ingrid Melander LISBON (Reuters) – Euro zone states must be prepared to act in a coordinated way if the coronavirus epidemic proves more than a temporary shock to the bloc’s “resilient” economy, the chairman of euro zone finance ministers Mario Centeno told Reuters on Friday. Centeno, who is Portugal’s finance minister, […]

Euro plunges against Swiss franc as China virus cases soar

By Saikat Chatterjee and Hideyuki Sano TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell to a four-and-a-half-year low against the Swiss franc on Thursday and the yen gained as investors sought safe havens after China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, reported a sharp increase in the number of new cases. Using a new method […]

Mad cow fright keeps EU cautious on food rules

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The specter of the 1990s BSE crisis means the European Union is likely to reject U.S. demands it ease strict food safety rules, even with President Donald Trump threatening car tariffs if EU countries do not start importing more U.S. farm products. With European food and farming exports to […]