German Chancellor Merz says will not form a minority government, not looking for another majority in parliament

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The death toll from Israeli gunfire in southern Lebanon has reportedly risen to to two, according to Lebanese Civil Defense and state media

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ECB's Lane says he is seeing some upward momentum in wages

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German Chancellor Merz says will not form a minority government, not looking for another majority in parliament

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Israel Finance Minister Smotrich's says there will not be a withdrawal from the Lebanon security zone as long as Hezbollah remains in the area, via Army Radio

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Germany sells EUR 3.807bln vs exp. EUR 5bln 2.50% 2028 Schatz: b/c 1.90x (prev. 1.58x), average yield 2.57% (prev. 2.59%), retention 23.86% (prev. 22.80%)

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