French taxes may decrease before 2017: minister

(Reuters) - French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici said on Wednesday that taxes would start to decrease before 2017 if a deficit-cutting program remained on schedule and economic growth allowed the government to revise fiscal policy.

European Stocks Little Changed Following Two-Week Advance

European stocks were little changed after a two-week rally pushed the Stoxx Europe 600 Index to a six-year high. U.S. equity-index futures were also little changed, while Asian shares dropped.

European Banks Face $1 Trillion Gap Before Review, Study Shows

European banks have a capital shortfall of as much as 767 billion euros ($1 trillion) before the European Central Bank’s probe into the financial health of the region’s lenders, according to a study.

UK real incomes to rise at last in 2014, says Bank of England official

British households can look forward to rising real incomes in 2014 after four years in which high inflation has outstripped wage increases, a Bank of England policymaker said.

Euro zone inflation slows in December, IMF flags deflation risk

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation slowed in December, the European Union's statistics office confirmed on Thursday, in what the European Central Bank attributed last week to a one-off change in the method of calculating price growth in Germany.