Now playing Next Economy Europe's luxury goods market braced as China demand stays slow China reported weaker-than-expected consumer price growth for August, signalling continued sluggish domestic consumer demand. This could place further pressure on key sectors in European stock markets, including luxury consumer and mining stocks, which are sensitive to China's conomic data. 09/09/2024
Now playing Next Markets Markets weekly look ahead: ECB rate decision in the spotlight This week, the European Central Bank (ECB) is poised to decide on interest rates, a key event for both European stock markets and the euro. On a global scale, the release of the US monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) is also of great importance, as it will significantly influence the broad sentiment. 09/09/2024
Now playing Next The Big Question The Big Question: What is the economic impact of the Olympic Games? France spent €2bn on the Olympics - has the country benefited economically? Banque de France deputy governor, Agnès Bénassy-Quéré considers France’s current economic outlook. 09/09/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Scholz says next Ukraine peace talks must include Russia A previous international peace conference in June in Switzerland ended with 78 countries expressing support for Ukraine's 'territorial integrity' but without Russia’s participation the path forward was left unclear. 09/09/2024
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Now playing Next Jordan Four killed in shootout at crossing between West Bank and Jordan A gunman shot three Israeli soldiers dead after driving a truck towards the Allenby Bridge crossing before being killed by Israeli Defence Forces. 08/09/2024
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Now playing Next Papua New Guinea Pope visits Catholics in remote coastal town in Papua New Guinea Pope Francis is the second pope to visit Papua New Guinea, on the second leg of his four-nation trip through Southeast Asia and Oceania. 08/09/2024
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Now playing Next Europe News Russian strikes kill at least three people in eastern Ukraine Ukrainian drones hit a Russian munitions warehouse whilst Russian strikes killed at least four Ukranians. 07/09/2024
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Now playing Next Green News Elderly Swiss women won a climate case but it’s not been plain sailing Five months after the judgment, the Federal government said that it has fulfilled the policy requirements of the ruling. 07/09/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Profile: Dwayne Fields, Britain's new Chief Scout Here's a quick lowdown on Dwayne Fields, the British explorer who was named as the 11th Chief Scout this week. 07/09/2024
Now playing Next wellbeing YouTube is restricting European teens' access to fitness videos. Why? The video-streaming platform says that repeated exposure to certain types of videos could hurt teenager's self-esteem and body image. 07/09/2024