The Exchange Centre, which houses the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. The S&P/ASX 200 index extended gains to 0.3% after the central bank cut the key cash rate by 25 basis points, a move widely expected by economists and markets. Photographer: Lisa Maree Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg |…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves poses with the red box outside number 11 Downing Street on October 30, 2024 in London, England. This is the first Budget presented by the new Labour government and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.K. Treasury on Wednesday revealed Finance Minister…
Daniel Sorabji | AFP | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks are expected to open broadly higher on Wednesday, reversing negative sentiment in the previous session that was driven by regional fiscal concerns. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening marginally higher, Germany’s DAX 0.3% higher, France’s CAC 40 up 0.4% and Italy’s FTSE MIB up…
Treasury yields jumped on Tuesday to begin September trading as a court decision knocking down most of the Trump administration’s tariffs raised the prospect of the government having to repay the money already brought in, stretching an already-stressed U.S. fiscal situation. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose 5 basis points to 4.275%. The 30-year bond yield climbed…
LONDON — European stocks are expected to start the new trading week broadly higher on Monday. The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen unchanged, Germany’s DAX up 0.12%, France’s CAC 40 up 0.1% and Italy’s FTSE MIB up 0.12%, according to data from IG. It’s a quiet day on the data front in Europe on Monday, although…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Aug. 22, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images September in markets is a bit like a Monday morning; no one looks forward to it, and it usually lives up to its reputation. August gave investors…
The Mumbai skyline on July 6, 2025. Punit Paranjpe | Afp | Getty Images India’s economy grew at a faster than-expected annual rate of 7.8% in the quarter to the end of June, boosted by the manufacturing, construction and service sectors. Annual manufacturing and services growth were at 7.7% and 9.3%, respectively, with the construction…
The logos of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss treatments Ozempic and Wegovy is seen outside theri building as the company presents the annual report at Novo Nordisk in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on February 5, 2025. Mads Claus Rasmussen | Afp | Getty Images Denmark on Friday slashed its annual growth…
European stock markets are heading for a mixed open on Friday as attention turns to inflation prints from some of the region’s biggest economies, along with the U.S. Price rise data is due from France, Spain, Italy and Germany, ahead of the flash August reading for the euro area next Tuesday. Stateside, investors will be…
European stock markets opened higher on Thursday, as investors assess an above-consensus quarterly earnings report from tech giant Nvidia. The U.S.-listed firm, which makes products for tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon, said sales growth this quarter will remain above 50% in a sign of the continued resilience of the artificial intelligence boom….
