European stocks settled near their highest levels in five weeks today, Tuesday, and shares of mining and luxury goods companies led the gainers, after China pledged more support for its slowing economy, but the mixed results of the companies’ business limited the gains. The European Stoxx 600 index was little …

The Chinese yuan rose on Tuesday after the country’s top leaders pledged to boost political support for the reeling economy, while the euro and the pound sterling stabilized after falling for days as investors awaited meetings of major central banks. The yuan rose more than 0.5 percent in the onshore …

The Japanese Nikkei index closed lower on Tuesday, with heavy technology stocks leading the losers, as risk appetite was affected by caution ahead of interest rate decisions from major global central banks, including the Bank of Japan. The Nikkei fell 0.06 percent to close at 32,682.51 points, after a decline …

The price of bitcoin fell sharply and suddenly during the first trading sessions of the week, coinciding with awaiting the decision of the monetary policy meeting of the Federal Reserve (the Central Bank of America), as well as absorbing concerns about Binance, while the launch of a new cryptocurrency was …

Oil prices rose on Tuesday, extending the gains made in the previous session, as signs of declining supplies and the Chinese authorities’ pledge to support the world’s second largest economy lifted sentiment. Brent crude futures rose seven cents to $82.81 a barrel at 00:07 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate …

A preliminary survey published on Monday showed business activity contracted in Germany in July, raising the possibility of a recession in the second half of the year. The Hamburg Mercantile Bank’s composite purchasing managers’ index released by Standard & Poor’s Global fell to 48.3 in July from 50.6 in June, …

Spanish stocks were the losers among European stock exchanges on Monday after the country’s general elections ended without a clear winner, indicating a political deadlock and causing concern among investors. The Spanish stock index fell 1.1 percent, its lowest level in about a week, after the results of the elections …

The Japanese Nikkei index closed higher on Monday for the first time in three sessions, with the rise of stocks of auto makers, taking advantage of the decline in the yen, at a time when investors reduced their bets that the central bank of the country will change its monetary …

On Monday, the dollar and the euro recorded a strong start to a week of central bank meetings, while the yen suffered amid investor expectations that the Bank of Japan would not raise interest rates, contrary to what policy makers in Europe and the United States plan. The Federal Reserve …

Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote in an article published early Monday that Russia withdrew from the Black Sea Grain Transport Agreement, which guaranteed the safe export of Ukrainian grain, because the agreement had lost its meaning. “The continuation of the grain deal … has lost its meaning,” Putin said in …