Stocks extend gains on US rate cut hopes
London (AFP) - Global stocks pushed higher on Wednesday as investors saw an increasing likelihood of another US interest rate ...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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Europe increasingly ‘vulnerable’ to shocks: ECB chief
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Friday the region was increasingly "vulnerable" to shocks like ...
ExxonMobil relaunches natural gas project in Mozambique
New York (AFP) - US energy giant ExxonMobil announced Thursday the resumption of its gas development project in Mozambique, which ...
Trade tensions force EU to cut 2026 eurozone growth forecast
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The eurozone economy will grow less than expected next year, the EU executive predicted on Monday, ...
EU predicts less eurozone 2026 growth due to trade tensions
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Monday cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2026 as risks from international trade ...
Cartier owner sales lifted by jewellery, improving Asia
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss luxury group Richemont, owner of Cartier and other iconic luxury brands, on Friday reported sales ahead ...
China retail sales grew at slowest pace in over a year
Beijing (AFP) - Retail sales in China grew last month at the slowest pace in over a year, official data ...
Trump eyes $2,000 checks, 50-year mortgages as economic fears loom
Washington (AFP) - Is it still the economy, stupid?US President Donald Trump has floated a string of sometimes outlandish policy ...
Stocks stutter with focus on Fed, tech after US reopen vote
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets trod water Thursday as euphoria over the end of a record US government shutdown ...
German experts slam spending plans, cut GDP forecast
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany is using a massive fund for the wrong purposes and it risks providing just a ...
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