ECB Just Cut Rates. Why the Fed and Europe Are on Different Paths.
European Central Bank to cut rates again with Trump threat and U.S. divergence in focus
European Central bank cuts benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to boost stagnant economy
The European Central Bank is cutting its key interest rate, a step to boost an economy that’s struggling to grow as consumers burned by inflation warily eye price tags and businesses try to chart a course amid political turmoil in leading
Europe stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision; ASML beats estimates as tech jitters ease
European stocks are expected to open in mixed territory Wednesday as global market jitters over AI tech rivalry between the U.S. and China eases.
Tech Stocks Lift Europe's STOXX 600 to Record High; Fed in Focus
Shares of ASML jumped 10.6% after the Dutch company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter bookings of 7.088 billion euros ($7.39 billion). Its peers ASM International, BE Semiconductor and Infineon gained between 2.7% and 7.5%. Technology was the top winning sector, soaring 4.5%.
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Trump’s policies will exacerbate Europe’s fiscal woes, rescue fund chief fears
Rising global borrowing costs show that investors “are already pricing in” the economic impact of Trump’s policies.
Bloomberg Daybreak Europe: Catastrophic American Airlines Plane Crash
Overnight on Wall Street is morning in Europe.Monitor your investments 24 hours a day, around the clock from around the globe. Hosted by Caroline Hepker and Roger Hearing.
Analysis-Trump's Digital Dollar Ban Gives China and Europe's CBDCs Free Rein
Josh Lipsky, who runs international affairs think-tank the Atlantic Council's global CBDC tracker, says that though Trump's ban will have little impact domestically given the Federal Reserve has never shown real appetite for a "retail" digital dollar, it is still a blow.
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Stocks diverge, dollar steady before Fed rate decision
Equity markets diverged Wednesday as attention turned away from recent turbulence in tech stocks to the outlook for interest rates, with the Fed and the ECB both holding their first
ECB's Lagarde slaps down Czech proposal for bitcoin reserves
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde slapped down on Thursday a suggestion by her Czech colleague Ales Michl to include bitcoin among his country's official reserves.
Fed Meeting Today: Interest Rate Cuts Seen on Hold; Powell Speaks Soon
The Federal Reserve announces its decision on interest rates at 2 p.m. Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks shortly thereafter. Live updates on stocks, bonds and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
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Stocks cheer megacap earnings; CBUAE keeps rates unchanged
Wall Street shares looked set for more gains on Thursday, as investors cheered earnings from Meta, but shunned Microsoft, while the dollar was steady
ECB cuts rates for fifth time as eurozone economy flat lines
Investors maintained bets for further easing, pricing an additional 70 basis points of cuts during the rest of 2025, which would lower rates to near 2 per cent.
Treasury yields dip amid slowing growth out of Europe and U.S.
Yields on U.S. government debt were falling slightly Thursday morning as traders focused on data that showed economic growth slowing in the U.S. and stalling in three countries in Europe at the end of last year.