Tag: European markets

February 6, 2020

European stocks extended a rally on Thursday, getting a further boost as a sign of warming U.S.-China trade relations stoked optimism, even as a virus continues to curb the world’s number-two economy. After the largest three-day percentage gain since early […]

June 20, 2019

European markets continued to rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated it was considering future rate cuts at its policy meeting Wednesday. How did markets perform? The Stoxx 600 SXXP, +0.68% was 0.7% higher at 387.6, following Wednesday’s rally of […]

March 28, 2019

A European Central Bank official acknowledged that policy makers were considering tiered rates on deposits, a measure that would bring relief to the banking sector, sending European markets higher on Thursday. But banks were sitting out the gains, led by […]

March 7, 2019

European markets fell Thursday as the European Central Bank said it expected to leave interest rates unchanged at least through the end of this year and laid out a new round of long-term loans. Investors are now waiting to hear […]

December 28, 2018

German stocks were poised for their worst annual return in 10 years on the last trading day for that country Friday, while the rest of Europe logged firm gains. Wall Street trading remained volatile after a wild week of trading. […]

November 1, 2018

European stocks saw mixed trading action Thursday to kick off November, with the pan-European index rising, while London’s equity market retreated amid a surge in the pound following reports that an accord on Brexit may be at hand. How did […]

August 31, 2018

Holders of Italian bonds will nervously eye the debt-rating agencies over the next few weeks ahead of what many anticipate is an imminent downgrade of the country’s sovereign-debt rating, a move that would inflict pain on a bond market already […]