Leigh Thomas

5 days ago | taipeitimes.com | Leigh Thomas

By Leigh Thomas / Reuters, PARIS European nations want to spend big on artillery, missiles and drones, but costly military pension commitments risk constraining those ambitious plans, according to previously unreported NATO-member defense budget data compiled by Reuters.

5 days ago | jp.reuters.com | Leigh Thomas

欧州諸国は、増大するロシアの脅威やトランプ米大統領が欧州安全保障への米国の支持を転換させつつあることを受け、軍事費の拡充を急いでいる。写真は、オランダの退役軍人らによる戦没者追悼パレード。５月５日、オランダのワーヘニンゲンで撮影（２０２５年 ロイター/Piroschka van de Wouw） [パリ ７日 ロイター] - 欧州諸国は、増大するロシアの脅威やトランプ米大統領が欧州安全保障への米国の支持を転換させつつあることを受け、軍事費の拡充を急いでいる。だが軍隊の年金支出負担がこうした軍拡計画を制約する可能性があることが、ロイターがまとめた北大西洋条約機構（ＮＡＴＯ）加盟国の防衛予算データで明らかになった。 ロイターが分析したＮＡＴＯ加盟国のうち１０数カ国では、軍隊の年金支出が防衛費の大きな部分を占めていた。この予算を軍備の拡充に振り向けることは理論的には可能とみられるが、専門家は退職給付を削減すると人員募集が困難になると警告する。...

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Leigh Thomas

European nations want to spend big on artillery, missiles and drones, but costly military pension commitments risk constraining those ambitious plans, according to previously unreported NATO-member defense budget data compiled by Reuters. NATO's European members are rushing to ramp up spending on military hardware as a bellicose Russia threatens their eastern flank and U.S. President Donald Trump's long-term commitment to European security appears suddenly in doubt.

1 week ago | usnews.com | Leigh Thomas

By Leigh ThomasPARIS (Reuters) - European nations want to spend big on artillery, missiles and drones, but costly military pension commitments risk constraining those ambitious plans, according to previously unreported NATO-member defence budget data compiled by Reuters.

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Anne Kauranen |Leigh Thomas |Essi Lehto |Balazs Koranyi

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is ready to preserve financial stability in case of further market turmoil but the sector, including hedge funds, appears well prepared for the recent rout, ECB policymakers said on Wednesday.