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Euro tiptoes higher, France turmoil keeps investors on edge
Sterling picks up versus dollar, flat against euro
Date: December 3, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling gained against the dollar on Tuesday after dovish comments from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and was steady against the euro as political turmoil in France kept investors on edge. The pound was last up 0.16% at $1.2678, recovering some of Monday’s 0.7% loss. In the last three months, the pound...
Tech leads European shares higher, France’s political outlook in focus
Date: December 3, 2024
(Reuters) – European shares opened higher on Tuesday, led by the tech and basic resources sectors, with investors on tenterhooks ahead of the outcome of France’s political instability this week as the likelihood of the government’s collapse has rocked the country’s markets. The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2%, with the technology and basic resources sectors...
Morning Bid: Notre-Dame rebuilt, as Paris nears collapse
Date: December 3, 2024
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland France is still the center of Europe’s attention on Tuesday, with the government all-but-certain to collapse after both the right wing and left wing submitted no-confidence motions. The final straw was Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s attempt to ram a social security...
Oil prices nudge higher ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Date: December 3, 2024
By Florence Tan and Colleen Howe SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices nudged higher on Tuesday but remained within a narrow trading range, as traders awaited the outcome of an OPEC+ meeting later this week. Brent crude futures rose 31 cents, or 0.4%, to $72.14 a barrel by 0704 GMT, after dropping 1 cent in the previous...
World shares mixed, dollar advances amid improved U.S. manufacturing, French political drama
Date: December 3, 2024
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Stocks in the U.S. and Europe were mixed on Monday, while the dollar gained versus the euro, amid political turmoil in France and positive signals for the U.S. economy. French equities finished little changed in choppy trading after politicians there planned a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a move...
Sterling rises versus euro towards its 2-1/2-year high
Date: December 2, 2024
By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) – Sterling dropped versus the dollar and rose against the euro on Monday, with political troubles in France and the so-called Trump trade back in focus. The euro fell on Monday on growing concerns about a possible government collapse in France, which would stall plans to curb a burgeoning budget deficit....