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Jens Weidmann

Jens Weidmann

German economist, political adviser, president of the German Bundesbank

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    UniCredit plans Commerzbank board takeover by February to accelerate merger

    Italian lender UniCredit is moving to replace all ten shareholder representatives on Commerzbank's supervisory board as early as January, accelerating its takeover timeline following regulatory clearance.

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Trump pauses Russia sanctions to ease diesel-price pressure

Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing a Russia sanctions package that Congress passed in September and that was due to take effect within days. The waiver came as the White House sought lower diesel prices before the 3 November midterm elections.

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The US under Trump: second term

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