BERLIN—Europe is moving to relax some of the world’s tightest digital regulations in a bid to boost growth and reduce its reliance on U.S. tech. Germany and France…
Read more Europe Aimed to Set Standards for Tech Rules, Now It Wants to Roll Them BackIndustrial production in Europe’s largest economy rebounded less than expected in September, amid hopes that the outlook could be changing for the sector ahead of large-scale government investment.…
Read more German Industrial Production Rebounds Weakly Amid Tentative Hopes Over OutlookWSJ ProUpdated Nov. 5, 2025 6:37 pm ET OTTAWA—Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem told lawmakers Wednesday that central-bank policymakers believe the current rate policy appears appropriate to…
Read more Bank of Canada Gov. Macklem Tells Lawmakers Rate Policy at ‘Right’ LevelWSJ ProNov. 5, 2025 6:27 am ET European Union environment ministers agreed to a watered-down version of the bloc’s 2040 climate goals on Wednesday, bringing the EU one…
Read more EU Countries Agree Weaker Climate Targets Ahead of COP30OTTAWA—Canada said Tuesday it intends to run wider deficits to finance spending and tax measures aimed at unleashing the massive private-sector investments the economy needs to rebuild amid…
Read more Canada Plans Wider Deficits to Jolt EconomyThe Dutch government wrested control of a Netherlands-based semiconductor company from its Chinese owner, a new flare-up in tensions between China and the West over key technologies and…
Read more Dutch Government Takes Control of Chip Maker From Chinese ParentWSJ ProOct. 10, 2025 5:05 pm ET OTTAWA—Canada’s banking regulator said the watchdog would issue proposals in the coming months to ease capital-buffer requirements amid the abrupt change…
Read more Canada’s Bank Supervisor to Propose Easing of Financial-Stability RulesA deal to release hostages held by Hamas and establish a cease-fire in Gaza was approved Thursday by Israel’s government. The deal was struck amid talks that followed…
Read more What to Know About the Gaza DealWSJ ProUpdated Oct. 9, 2025 11:40 am ET OTTAWA—The Bank of Canada’s No. 2 official endorsed a competition shakeup in the highly concentrated financial-services industry, saying the country’s…
Read more Canada’s Banking Sector Needs Increased Competition, Bank of Canada Official SaysNAIROBI, Kenya—A giant hydrogen-generation project in Africa is pitting German clean-energy executives against descendants of victims of Germany’s forgotten colonial genocide. A major German renewables company, Enertrag, aims…
Read more German Firm’s African Green-Energy Project Runs Into Ghosts From Past