William Horobin

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France Says Tech Is One Possible Part of US Tariff Response

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | William Horobin

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France Says Tech Is One Possible Part of US Tariff Response

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

An attendee takes part in a hackathon on the opening day of the European Blockchain Convention at the Fira de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Europe's largest blockchain event runs from 25-26 Oct. Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- France’s finance minister, Eric Lombard, said that targeting US tech firms is just one element of a possible response to Donald Trump’s tariffs that is not yet decided.
ECB Is Ready to Use Instruments It Has If Needed, Lagarde Says

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Alessandra Migliaccio |William Horobin

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), arrives at the EU Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) and Central Bank Governors informal meeting in Warsaw, Poland, on Friday, April 11, 2025. Europe’s decision to ramp up defense spending after years of neglect is the right choice, according to European Union finance ministers.
EU Mustn’t Follow Trump on Regulation, ECB’s Villeroy Says

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

Francois Villeroy de Galhau(Bloomberg) -- European Central Bank Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau warned the bloc must not follow the US on financial deregulation and should instead focus on simplifying its rules to be competitive. “Today, a strong wind is blowing from across the Atlantic with a dangerous temptation to forget the lessons of the 2008 global banking crisis,” the French central banker told the Eurofi conference in Warsaw.
France Calls on Europe to Quickly Adapt to Regulatory Rollback

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

Eric Lombard(Bloomberg) -- Europe should “quickly adapt to any regulatory rollback” to protect the competitiveness of its banking sector, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard said as the gulf between the European Union and its key rivals grows.
UE espera encontrar una alternativa con Trump durante la pausa arancelaria, según Donohoe

1 week ago | bloomberglinea.com | Jorge Valero |Kamil Kowalcze |William Horobin

Bloomberg — La Unión Europea aprovechará la pausa de 90 días en los aranceles estadounidenses para encontrar una solución alternativa con el presidente Donald Trump, según el jefe del Eurogrupo.
EU Will Make Most of 90-Day US Tariff Pause, Donohoe Says

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Jorge Valero |Kamil Kowalcze |William Horobin

A steel monopile section for an offshore wind turbine. Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg(Bloomberg) -- The European Union will use the 90-day pause in US tariffs to find an alternative solution with President Donald Trump, according to the head of the Eurogroup.
ECB’s Villeroy Salutes Trump’s Step Toward ‘Economic Reason’

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

Francois Villeroy de Galhau, governor of the Bank of France, during a Bloomberg Television interview on day two of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from May 22 to 26.
France Cuts Growth Forecast as Trump Tariffs Weigh

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

(Bloomberg) -- France’s finance minister Eric Lombard cut the government’s growth forecast as a global trade war triggered by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs dimmed the outlook. “We’ve decided to reduce the growth forecast to 0.7% given the uncertainty,” Lombard said in an interview on TF1 television Wednesday. The government’s estimate could still be revised up or down depending on the outcome of negotiations with the US, he added.
France Seeks Extra Spending Cuts as Budget Plan Under Pressure

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | William Horobin

France’s government will aim for extra savings in this year’s finance plan as it cancels or reallocates €5 billion ($5.5 billion) of reserve credits, Budget Minister Amelie de Montchalin said Wednesday. A deteriorating growth outlook after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping trade tariffs is undermining France’s budget plans for this year, less than two months after it adopted a delayed finance bill.