The London skyline. Andrea Pucci | Moment Open | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks kicked off the new trading week higher, with U.S. and U.K. inflation data set to dominate focus this week. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index nudged 0.3% higher at Monday’s open as investors hunt for signs that last week’s market rout … Read more
Tourists visiting the city take boat trips on the canals in Amsterdam, Netherlands on May 25, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks nudged just above the flatline in late trade Thursday, helped along by a revival in confidence around the U.S. economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index closed 0.02% higher … Read more
A stock exchange in Germany. Torsten Silz | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks fell sharply at the start of Monday’s session, as global volatility continues amid concerns of a looming U.S. recession. The regional Stoxx 600 index was 2.2% lower by 9:24 a.m. London time, with all sectors and major regional bourses … Read more
The lights of Frankfurt am Main’s banking skyline glow in the last light of day. Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks extended losses on Friday amid a global downturn, as weak U.S. economic data sparked fears of a recession. The regional Stoxx 600 index shed as much as 2.3% … Read more
LONDON — European markets opened mixed on Friday, as a global stock selloff eases and investors await a U.S. inflation print. The pan-European Stoxx 600 opened slightly above the flatline, with sectors and major bourses spread between losses and gains. Autos led loses, down 1.2%, as Germany’s Mercedes Benz dipped 2% after narrowing its annual … Read more
The Unilever headquarter building seen by the Nieuwe Maas river in Rotterdam. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — European markets are heading for a lower open Thursday, with a flurry of corporate earnings and a selloff on Wall Street in focus. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was last seen opening 19 points lower … Read more
23 February 2024, Hesse, Frankfurt/Main: The lights of Frankfurt am Main’s banking skyline glow in the last light of day. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa (Photo by Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images) Boris Roessler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European markets were higher on Thursday as the European Central Bank said it was keeping interest … Read more
Skyscrapers in the La Defense business and financial district in Paris, France, on Monday, June 3, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Reaction to the historic French and U.K. elections dominated the start of the week, but attention has moved to a flurry of inflation data. On Thursday, the U.S. consumer price index declined … Read more
LONDON — European stocks ticked higher in morning trade on Monday, as markets reacted to an expected hung parliament in France after a surprise win for a left-wing coalition of parties. The French CAC 40 erased earlier losses to rise 0.2% by 8:35 a.m. London time (3:35 a.m. ET). The euro was flat against the … Read more
From the left: French far-right Rassemblement National party President Jordan Bardella, France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and French MP of left wing party La France Insoumise Manuel Bompard, prior to a political debate broadcasted on French TV channel TF1 on June 25, 2024. Dimitar Dilkoff | Afp | Getty Images French stocks staged a relief … Read more
