Markets need convincing that German election will bring spending boost
As Germany heads to the polls next week, the message from investors is clear: it is the one big economy with room to
As Germany heads to the polls next week, the message from investors is clear: it is the one big economy with room to
Shares in BP rose by 7% on Monday, and were on track for the biggest daily gain in two years, as investors anticipated that activist shareholder
Traders grew more confident on Thursday that the European Central Bank would deliver three more rate cuts this year, as weak growth data followed
Wall Street stocks slipped and the dollar gained on Friday after President Donald Trump announced tariffs on Canada, Mexico and
The U.S. dollar slid on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly loss in over a year after President Donald Trump suggested a softer
MSCI's global equities index rose on Friday while U.S.
Global shares and gold rose while the dollar eased on Thursday after a moderate rise in July U.S. consumer price inflation bolstered the view that the Federal Reserve is at the end of its rate hiking cycle. The consumer price index (CPI) gained 0.2% last month, the Labor Department said, lifting the annualized rate to 3.2% from 3% in June. Economists polled by Reuters expected headline CPI to rise to 3.3%. The pace of core CPI, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, slowed to 4.7% in July from 4.8%
The dollar fell broadly on Thursday as investors grew more convinced that a peak in U.S. interest rates has been reached after the Federal Reserve kept them on hold
The dollar was in the ascendant on Monday on the prospects that U.S. interest rates would stay higher for longer, while the yen slid towards 150 per
The dollar was buoyant on Thursday, hovering at a near three-week high as Treasury yields rose and appetite for riskier currencies dimmed, while
Shares of smaller companies that have lagged for most of 2023 are drawing investors on both sides of the Atlantic, as they weigh the
Top stock exchange operators in Europe are under pressure from some investors and brokers to trim and simplify their fees to build a
The dollar edged higher on Friday but was still set to end 2023 with a loss, reversing two straight years of gains, dragged down by market expectations
The yen dropped against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday to its weakest since mid-1990 above the key 155 area, with markets alert to any signs of
Anglo American's London-listed shares spiked in late UK trade on Wednesday, hours before the miner announced a $39 billion bid by
The dollar eased versus most major currencies on Monday amid expectations key U.S. data this week will show a slowing pace of inflation and
A record-breaking run in European shares has made them more vulnerable to possible pull-backs in the latter part of 2024, although the region's
Investors in European equities are stepping up their search for stocks that are likely to benefit from lower borrowing costs,
Gains for the far-right in European Parliament elections that prompted French President Emmanuel Macron to call a shock national vote puts the focus
The pound edged higher on Wednesday even as data showed economic growth stagnated at the start of the second quarter, as analysts looked beyond one-off factors and
French President Emmanuel Macron's shock decision to call a snap election, which polls suggest the far right could win, has rocked financial markets,
French political uncertainty and an EU trade spat with China are casting a shadow over European corporate earnings, investors say, despite
Investors are sceptical that the relief rally after France's first-round parliamentary election can last, wary that the outlook for the country's creaking
A shock election win for France's leftist alliance has reinforced wariness among investors who had already braced for the risk of political deadlock and a
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