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European stocks returned to losses on Thursday, closing lower for the day amid concerns about a second wave of COVID-19 infections. The STOXX Europe 600 index lost 1.05%, while the UK’s FTSE100 dropped by 1.30%. The French CAC40 index plunged by 0.89% and the German DAX index finished lower by …

Ireland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney, recently said that the United Kingdom (UK) is making negotiations for a new trade deal with the European Union (EU) more difficult by pushing for legislation that undermines international law. “There is a growing sense that perhaps the United Kingdom does …

New home sales in the United States increased by 4.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.011 million units in August, according to data released by the US Department of Commerce on Thursday. This is the highest level for new home sales since September 2006, according to Reuters. July’s …

Wall Street opened lower Thursday as a sudden increase in jobless claims indicates that the labour market recovery is weak and that more financial support will be necessary to avoid another round of massive and temporary layoffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 47.04 points, or 0.18%, to 26716.09 points. …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday that they are doing everything they can to support jobs and added that he fully supports the package of measures that they have jointly drawn up with Finance Minister Rishi Sunak. “Getting virus under control will be the best thing for jobs …

There were 870,000 initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US during the week ending September 19th, the data published by the US Department of Labor (DOL) revealed on Thursday. This reading followed last week’s print of 866,000

The European Central Bank said in a publication on Thursday that the unemployment rate will continue to rise in the Eurozone and that there is a limited increase in consumer demand even as the economy recovers from an unprecedented recession. In the bulletin, which largely reflects the economic expectations and …

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) announced on Thursday that it raised its policy (one-week repo) rate by 200 basis points to 10.25%. In its policy statement, the CBRT noted that it looks to restore the disinflation process and support price stability with the decision to hike …

The headline German IFO Business Climate Index came in at 93.4 in September, stronger than last month’s 92.6 while missing the consensus estimates pointing to a reading of 93.8. Meanwhile, the Current Economic Assessment arrived at 89.2 points in the reported month as compared to last month’s 87.9 and 89.5 …

The Stoxx600 index of European shares fell 1% by 0711 GMT, reaching its lowest level since June 26, while the Frankfurt, London and Paris stock exchanges fell between 0.6% and 1%. Wall Street indices posted big losses yesterday, led by technology stocks after officials in the Federal Reserve (US Central …