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Group photo of European Central Bank Chief Christine Lagarde, Croatian prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, EU Council President Charles Michel, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe as Croatia joins the Euro. IMAGES
ECB chief Christine Lagarde saiys the recent appreciation of the euro was something to be watched carefully as the bank seeks to maintain price stability in the single currency zone. SOUNDBITE
Euro zone business activity expanded at its weakest rate since the start of 2015 this month as growth paths diverged. But on the plus side, there was an unexpected surge from France. David Pollard reports.
The world’s largest miner BHP Billiton reported it had halved its annual profit on Tuesday as commodity prices tumble globally. Meg Teckman reports.
The euro has extended losses into a sixth straight day to trade near a nine-year low as investors bet the ECB was getting closer to adopting quantitative easing to ward off deflation. As Sonia Legg reports a slump in German industrial orders and concerns over Greece reinforced bearish views of the single currency.
German manufacturers return to growth but France and Italy's weaken further - while the euro sinks on a warning from Mario Draghi that the ECB faces an uphill struggle. Ciara Lee reports.
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