Europe

Rufus Cox | Getty Images Forensic police officers wearing hazmat suits examine a vehicle believed to belong to Sergei Skripal on March 8, 2018, in Salisbury, England. Britain’s warnings of retaliation if it is proven Russia was behind the poisoning of a double agent are propaganda and not serious, Russian …

Justin Tallis | AFP | Getty Images The logo of Swiss bank UBS at its headquarters in London on May 5, 2017. The moves are expected to affect fewer than 200 UBS staff, a source familiar with the plans told Reuters. UBS employs around 5,000 people in London. Staff affected …

Aurelien Meunier | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancelor Angela Merkel during a press conference at Elysee Palace on August 28, 2017 in Paris, France. The European Council is expected to give the green light to proposals to transform the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European …

Daniel Roland | AFP | Getty Images Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses a press conference following the meeting of the ECB’s Governing Council in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 25, 2018. This is a breaking news story, please check back later for more. …

Alex Kraus | Bloomberg via Getty Images Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the European Banking Congress on the final day of Frankfurt Finance Week in Frankfurt, Germany, on November 17, 2017. Markets in Europe are expected to open slightly higher on Thursday, as investors exercise …

Carmen Jaspersen | AFP | Getty Images An Airbus A400M military aircraft with army personnel onboard takes off from the German army Bundeswehr airbase in Jagel, northern Germany. Airbus on Wednesday confirmed reduced production rates of its double-decker A380 and A400M military aircraft and said up to 3,700 jobs would …

Dan Kitwood | Getty Images British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives for the European Union leaders summit at the European Council on December 14, 2017 in Brussels. The EU’s customs union is a trade agreement that eliminates customs duties between EU member states. The single market is a deeper form …

Dario Pignatelli | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB) Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), is unlikely to give too much away at his press conference this week amid a surge in economic uncertainty. The Italian economist will speak …

Getty Images | Paul Thomas Paul Flowers, former chairman of Co-Operative Bank Plc, right, is surrounded by media as he leaves Leeds Magistrates Court in Leeds, U.K., on Wednesday, May 7, 2014. A former chairman of the Co-operative Bank has been banned from the financial services industry in the United …

Ivan Romano | Getty Images Paper ballots are counted after the end of voting in the Italian general elections on March 4, 2018 in Naples, Italy. European markets are expected to open higher on Monday despite uncertainty following Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday which produced a hung parliament. The German …