Rate cuts fail to spur European stocks
New York (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets were little changed Thursday despite interest rate cuts by the eurozone and ...
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European stocks rise after surprise Swiss rate cut
London (AFP) - European stock markets rose Thursday as the Swiss central bank made a bigger-than-forecast interest rate cut before ...
Amid weak eurozone and political turmoil, ECB to cut rates again
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Faced with a stuttering economy, political turbulence in the eurozone and the prospect of renewed trade ...
Canada central bank makes half point rate cut to 3.25%
Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's central bank on Wednesday lowered its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 3. 25 ...
Stocks struggle for direction before US inflation data
London (AFP) - Stock markets struggled for direction Wednesday as traders awaited key US inflation data with the Federal Reserve ...
ECB to cut rates again amid bleak eurozone outlook
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week amid a darkening ...
Powell ‘not concerned’ US Fed would lose independence under Trump
Washington (AFP) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he was "not concerned" the US central bank would ...
Stocks mixed as traders weigh US rates, China stimulus hopes
London (AFP) - Stock markets struggled for direction Tuesday as investors weighed Chinese stimulus hopes, political tensions in France and ...
Asian markets boosted by new China hope, euro falls on France woes
Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets rose in Asia on Tuesday on hopes China will unveil fresh measures to boost ...
US Fed officials see inflation fight as broadly on track
Washington (AFP) - The US appears on track to hit its long-term target of two percent inflation despite a recent ...
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