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            <title><![CDATA[Europe Braces for a Fresh Cycle of Chinese Competition]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For Europe, Beijing’s latest 5-year plan is the latest articulation of threats to its prosperity.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:00:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[European Industry Is in Crosshairs of China’s New Five-Year Plan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Officials See June Hike If Energy Costs Don’t Ease First]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:14:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lagarde Signals ECB to Consider June Hike After Latest Hold]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jana Randow]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:15:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro-Zone Growth Slows as Iran War Brings Stagflation Closer]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mark Schroers]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz’s Economic Headache Shows No Signs of Abating]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[For Germany, 2026 was meant to mark a new chapter. But the economy’s rebound already looks feeble.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Craig Stirling]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:00:02 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Merz’s Big Year of Economic Renewal in Germany Is Going Awry]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wie der Iran-Krieg das “Wachstumsjahr”-Versprechen von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz torpediert]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Will Hungary Join the Euro? It’s a Long Road After Orban]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB to Hike Rates in June as 2026 Inflation Jumps, Survey Shows]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-17/ecb-to-hike-rates-in-june-as-2026-inflation-jumps-survey-shows</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War Threatens the Building Blocks of Europe's Food and Car Production]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Surging energy costs are making the basic chemicals firms across Europe rely on increasingly unaffordable.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Hayley Warren]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lagarde Welcomes New Hungarian Leader’s Plan to Join Euro]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe’s Economy Starts to Feel Pain From Trump’s Iran War]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Euro-Zone PMI Falls to 10-Month Low in Stagflation Warning]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[German Private-Sector Activity Drops as Iran War Fuels Inflation]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French Business-Activity Gauge Hits Five-Month Low on Iran]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 08:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB’s Stournaras Warns of Large Impact From War If It Lasts]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:33:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ECB Sees Inflation Peaking at 6.3% in 2027 Under Severe Scenario]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:22:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lagarde Says ECB Well Placed to Handle War Risks as Rates Held]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:18:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe Urged by Nobel Prize Winner to Stop Technological Decline]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Weber]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:35:02 GMT</pubDate>
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