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OECD asks Belgium to find another 3.5 percent of GDP on top of the planned effort
In the middle of the budget crisis, the organisation calculates that current plans will not stabilise the debt, and it points mainly to the spending side.
3 sources · Business AM, Briefs FinanceMarkets
Shift of power in Congress weighs on Asian markets, tech shares suffer from fear of stricter AI rules
Tokyo loses almost 3 percent and European futures point to a lower open, as investors worry about the construction of data centres.
3 sources · Euronews, RTTNews, The Irish TimesEnergy
Europe heats this year from a tight gas stock, and according to the IEA it could fall below 10 percent by the end of March
Storage is less full than in any year since 2013, and disrupted LNG supplies via Hormuz could keep the market under pressure next year too.
3 sources · Trend, TRT World, Business AMTakeover
China's JD.com may absorb MediaMarkt and Saturn, but must open its logistics to competitors
The European Commission approves the takeover of Ceconomy under the foreign subsidies rules, with obligations designed to prevent unfair pricing.
3 sources · Business AM, Euronext, Europese Commissie