Tag Archives: Euro

European stock markets are expected to open in a cautious manner Wednesday amid U.S. debt ceiling uncertainty and ahead of the release of the final eurozone inflation figures for April. At 06:00 GMT, the DAX futures contract in Germany traded 0.1% higher, CAC 40 futures in France climbed 0.1% and …

European stocks fell on Tuesday, affected by losses in automakers and mining stocks after weak data from China fueled fears of a slowdown in the Chinese economy and while investors await more economic data from the euro zone. The European Stoxx 600 index fell 0.2 percent, and most of the …

The Japanese Topix index closed at the highest level in 33 years on Tuesday, after companies showed strong expectations during the results season, and stocks of companies related to chip manufacturing tracked the gains made by the Nasdaq index at the close of trading on Monday. The broader Topix index …

Narrow sideways trading dominated the movements of the euro-dollar pair during the first trading of this week, maintaining the negative path and recording its lowest level at 1.0843. On the technical side today, and with a closer look at the 240-minute chart, we find the euro stable below the previously …

European stocks rose on Monday as investors assessed the uncertainty surrounding the US debt ceiling talks and the presidential elections in Turkey and were looking forward to data released this week for clues about the state of the global economy. The European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.4 percent, with personal …

The dollar remained close to a peak of more than a week on Friday after a slew of data released overnight indicated a slowdown in the US economy, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would halt interest rate increases. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency …

European stock markets rose on Friday as investors digested conflicting economic statistics from the United Kingdom as well as additional quarterly corporate reports. At 08:15 GMT, the DAX index in Germany was 0.4% higher, the FTSE 100 in the United Kingdom was 0.3% higher, and the CAC 40 in France …

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 …

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 …