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European shares fell on Friday, amid fears that major central banks will stick to raising interest rates to curb prices, while investors assessed mixed earnings reports that did little to allay fears of an economic slowdown. A slew of inflation reports and data pointing to the strength of the US …

The Japanese Nikkei index ended Friday’s trading below the main 27 thousand points level, affected by declines recorded by Wall Street Thursday night, amid fears that the announcement of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) of a sharp interest rate hike could cause a recession. But the losses were …

European shares fell on Thursday, as investors worried about persistent inflation and tightened central bank measures, while slumping profits for chip maker B.E. Semiconductor and telecommunications company Nokia raised fears of an economic slowdown. Nokia shares fell 4.1 percent after the Finnish telecom equipment company’s quarterly operating profit fell short …

The Japanese yen fell below 150 against the US dollar, levels since August 1990. It is scheduled to start scheduled for scheduled to start from two days. Policymakers have ruled out adopting a new policy to question the return of the policy. And on Thursday, Japan’s 10-year government debt yield …

Sterling fell on Wednesday after a bigger-than-expected rise in consumer price inflation in Britain and fears of a deeper recession in the country fueled expectations that the Bank of England’s November interest rate hike would be less severe. The dollar consolidated at a 32-year high against the yen and rose …

European shares rose on Wednesday as strong financial results for ASML Semiconductor gave a boost to the technology sector and boosted hopes that earnings season will be auspicious. However, the rise was limited due to the still continuing fears of rising inflation and interest rate hikes. ASML shares rose 5.5 …

Japanese stocks closed higher on Wednesday, tracking gains made by Wall Street after US companies reported strong financial results. The Nikkei index rose 0.37 percent and remained significantly higher than a basic sentiment level of 27,000 points throughout the day, without any indications of the volatile trading witnessed in the …

Japanese stocks rebounded on Friday, boosted by the strong performance of Fast Retailing as investors appeared to ignore US inflation data that fueled bets for a US Federal Reserve interest rate hike next month. The Nikkei average rose 3.25 percent to 27,090.76 points, its biggest daily percentage gain since March …

The British pound rose on Thursday in volatile trade as investors awaited the imminent deadline set by the Bank of England to end its emergency bond purchase program. The fragile yen approached a new 24-year low as markets worried before US inflation data was released later on Thursday, looking for …

European shares fell on Thursday, dragged down by technology and real estate stocks, while investors focused on US inflation data to be released later on Thursday for indications of the direction of the Federal Reserve’s rate hike. By 0714 GMT, the pan-European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.6 percent, to record …