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European stocks rose Monday, January 9, extending the year’s positive start to the year for a second week, as China reopened its borders and US and European data contributed to calming concerns about the strong tightening of monetary policy by central banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 rose 0.3%. The index …

Eurostat reported Wednesday that seasonally adjusted Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the Euro area expanded at an annual rate of 2.3% in the third quarter. This reading followed the 4.2% growth recorded in the second quarter and came in higher than the initial estimate and the market expectation of 2.1%. …

The euro area economy expanded at an annual rate of 2.1% in the third quarter, Eurostat reported on Tuesday. This reading came in line with the flash estimate and the market expectation. Other data revealed that the euro area trade deficit narrowed to €34.4 billion in September from €52.4 billion. …

The recently-elected UK Prime Minister Liz Truss makes a statement this Thursday saying she will resign. Truss will remain in place until a new leader is chosen and the leadership election will be completed in the next week. Given that the markets have been anticipating the UK PM’s resignation, the …

Most of the global stock indices declined due to the escalation of political tensions and fluctuations in some commodities and currencies traded in global markets. The performance of European stock indices declined significantly, affected by political tensions and the emergency meeting of the Group of Seven that was announced yesterday, …

The Kremlin said Tuesday (October 4) that Tesla founder Elon Musk has outlined a possible peace deal with Ukraine as a “positive step,” hours after Kyiv criticized Musk’s call for a negotiated settlement to the seven-month conflict.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call that Moscow was always …

The rise of the dollar against sterling was also affected by British domestic factors, after the British government announced last week a plan to cut taxes and increase borrowing. This decreased sterling to $1.0327 on Monday, a record low, after settling near the $1.1300 level ahead of the UK’s budget …

The British government said on Wednesday it would reduce the wholesale cost of electricity and gas to businesses and businesses to less than half the market price from next month to help ease the burden of soaring energy costs but adding to rapidly rising government spending. The wholesale price of …

The impact of Russia’s sudden block of natural gas taps to Europe has saturated manufacturers and businesses in fresh risks. Energy prices climbed so fast that some factory owners had to rewrite business forecasts six times in two months. Recently, some manufacturers have put a third of their employees on …

New car sales in the European Union returned to growth in August after 13 months of decline. Sales increased 4.4% overall and rose in the main markets of Spain, Italy, Germany, and France, although they remained well below pre-pandemic levels, the European Union of car manufacturers said. This year and …