Markets today

European shares were mostly lower at midday, after the US Federal Reserve quashed all hope of an interest rate cut this year, while the European...

A ’hawkish hold’ by the US Federal Reserve was holding back share prices and boosting the dollar early Thursday in London, as market attention now...

Large-cap equities in Europe ended higher on Wednesday, though moves in London were more muted, with another batch of cooler inflation data in the US...

Vodafone’s confirmation that it will merge its UK telecommunications business with Three UK gave an additional boost to the FTSE 100 index at midday on...

Equity markets were trading more confidently early Wednesday in Europe, amid growing confidence that the US central bank will pause its current cycle of interest...

Markets in Europe received a double boost on Tuesday, with an easing of US inflation and hope for stimulus measures in China lifted stocks.

Inflation...

Share prices in London had given up early gains by midday on Tuesday as caution took hold ahead of a US inflation reading seen as...

London share prices edged upward at the open on Tuesday, as investors weighed the impact of an interest rate cut in China to spur demand...

European markets were in confident mood on Monday ahead of a week stacked with central bank decisions, though crude prices suffered, tempering the FTSE 100...

Stock markets on Monday were pricing in an expected pause in monetary policy tightening by the US central bank this week, but the risk that...