Stocks diverge as ECB rate cut looms, Trump tussles with Fed
London (AFP) - European stock markets dropped Thursday following Asian gains as investors awaited an expected interest rate cut by ...
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US Fed makes aggressive rate cut, weeks before election
Washington (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve cut its key lending rate by half a percentage-point Wednesday in its first ...
Markets make battling recovery from tech rout after US data
Hong Kong (AFP) - Investors fought back Friday after a tech-fuelled sell-off, taking heart from forecast-beating US growth data that ...
European stocks rise before rate cut, Wall Street mixed
London (AFP) - European stock markets rose Wednesday on the eve of an expected interest-rate cut by the European Central ...
European stocks climb on eve of expected eurozone rate cut
London (AFP) - Europe's equity markets climbed Wednesday with traders boosted on the eve of an expected interest-rate cut by ...
Asia tracks Wall St losses as US data deals blow to rate cut hopes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets reversed Thursday after forecast-topping US inflation dealt a hefty blow to hopes for a ...
Markets mixed after US inflation data, China figures give boost
New York (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed while gold hit a record high Monday after data showed a slight ...
US stocks rebound after Fed rate disappointment
New York (AFP) - Wall Street rebounded on Thursday as shares in US tech titans rose after a selloff that ...
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