Following its May policy meeting, the Bank of England (BOE) announced that it raised the policy rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.5% as expected. Two policymakers, Tenreyro and Dhingra, voted to keep the policy rate on hold at 4.25%. “If there were to be evidence of more persistent …

U.S. stock index futures edged higher in the early hours of Thursday on lingering optimism over upbeat inflation data, while Disney took a hit as it lost subscribers in the prior quarter. The Nasdaq index ended Wednesday at its highest level in more than eight months, boosted by large-cap technology …

European stocks rose on Thursday, led by media and travel stocks, as signs of declining US inflation gave some relief to investors worried about the impact of the Federal Reserve’s tightening monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was up 0.5% by 0822 GMT, after two straight days of losses. …

Most Japanese stocks fell on Thursday as investors balked after recent gains and assessed a mixed set of corporate earnings ahead of a high-level meeting of the Group of Seven. Mazda Motor fell 2.69% after the automaker cut sales and profit forecasts due to production restrictions. While Sumitomo Mining shares …

Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and economic concerns, as investors sought more clarity on the path of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. And by 0131 GMT, gold in instant transactions rose 0.2 percent to $ 2032.58 an ounce. US gold futures also rose 0.2 percent …

Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Thursday after the impact of strong fuel demand in the United States outweighed fears that the world’s largest oil producer and consumer might default on its debt. And by 0015 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 26 cents, or 0.34 percent, to $ …

The Bank of England (BoE) will release its monetary policy decision on Thursday at 11:00 GMT. Along with the decision, the meeting minutes and the Monetary Policy Report will be made public. Following the announcement, Governor Andrew Bailey of the Bank of England will attend a news conference at 11:30 …

US stock index futures fell on Wednesday as investors anticipated a crucial inflation data to determine if the Federal Reserve was effective in bringing down increasing costs. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is predicted to have increased 0.4% last month after increasing 0.1% in March, while the so-called core CPI …

Official Turkish data showed on Wednesday that the country’s industrial output jumped 5.5 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis and in light of calendar factors from the previous month, a month after devastating earthquakes hit the south of the country. The Turkish Statistical Institute said output fell 0.1 …

European stocks rose slightly on Wednesday, with Credit Agricole stock rising after posting positive earnings, while investors awaited US inflation data that is likely to set expectations for a rate cut in the world’s largest economy. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.1% by 0704 GMT. The US consumer …