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Industrials Boost Stoxx 600 as Earnings Season Rolls In
Date: April 18, 2024
Industrials boost STOXX 600 as earnings season rolls in By Ozan Ergenay, Johann M Cherian and Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -European shares rose on Thursday, boosted by industrials after Swiss engineering company ABB touched a record high following upbeat results, while Germany-listed Sartorius had its biggest one-day drop in 17 months after bleak quarterly orders. The...
UK Inflation Slows by Less Than Expected to 3.2% in March
Date: April 17, 2024
UK inflation slows by less than expected to 3.2% in March LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation slowed by less than expected to a two-and-a-half-year low of 3.2% in annual terms in March, down from a 3.4% increase in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. The Bank of England – which has...
Analysis-Painful High Rates Wake-Up Call Threatens Global Markets
Date: April 17, 2024
Analysis-Painful high rates wake-up call threatens global markets By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – Fear that interest rates in major economies will stay relatively high is creeping back and threatens a painful wake-up call for financial markets, big investors warn. With traders laser-focused on expected summer rate cuts, global stocks remain near record highs and...
IMF Warns Financial Risks Linger Amid ‘soft Landing’
Date: April 16, 2024
IMF warns financial risks linger amid ‘soft landing’ By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund is cautioning against overexuberance in markets as investors look for central bankers to pull off a “soft landing” in their years-long inflation battle. In its latest semi-annual Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF noted that markets have...
Stoxx 600 Climbs Over 1% on Rate-Cut Optimism
Date: April 12, 2024
STOXX 600 climbs over 1% on rate-cut optimism By Johann M Cherian and Ozan Ergenay (Reuters) -European shares rose to over a week’s high on Friday, with major indexes that use the euro as the common currency trading in the green, as investors turned optimistic after the European Central Bank hinted that it could begin...
ECB Holds Rates, Signals Rate Cut on Horizon
Date: April 11, 2024
LONDON (Reuters) -The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged on Thursday, but signalled that it may be preparing to ease policy as inflation eases. It has left rates at a record high since September as both inflation and the economy weaken, with markets anticipating a rate cut in June even as the U.S. Federal...