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Markets tumble as US president tests positive for Covid-19

US and European indices fell sharply after US president Trump said he had tested positive for Covid, with Asian stocks also down and the US dollar climbin…

French stimulus package focusing on green economy and jobs

The French government unveiled a 100 billion-euro stimulus plan, focusing on greening the economy, creating jobs for young people and cutting taxes on ind…

US imposes tariffs on EU over Airbus

The Trump Administration stepped up pressure on Germany and France, EU’s largest economies, with extra tariffs on some of their goods, a move design…

UK returns to recession after 11 years

Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% between April and June when the coronavirus lockdown was tightest, the largest contraction re…

USD finds traction despite rising coronavirus cases

Germany’s industrial production rebounded in May, rising by 7.8% on the month after falling 17.5% in April, in the latest sign that Euro…

Brexit negotiations receive welcomed boost

The S&P 500 erased a 2.5% drop to close higher after the Federal Reserve said it would begin buying individual corporate bonds and that th…

US - China tensions rise on the origin of the coronavirus.

UK stock markets dipped on Monday as U.S.-China tensions flared up again over the origin of the coronavirus. The blue-chip UK 100 was down 0.7…

Worldwide measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic

The Federal Reserve unexpectedly cut interest rates on Sunday for the second time in less than two weeks, an emergency move to help shore up t…

Bank of England cuts interest rate ahead of UK's new budget

The Bank of England cut interest rates by half a percentage point to 0.25% and announced measures to support bank lending ahead of a budget th…

Gold and the US dollar rally while the Japanese Yen loses ground.

The rally in U.S. equities took a pause and the strong dollar got even stronger rising to a three-year high against a basket of currencies, af…

Coronavirus cases fall sending most stock markets up.

European shares rose supported by a weaker euro, while a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases raised hopes that the impact of the ep…

European shares drop sharply in early trading over coronavirus spreading fears.

European shares dropped sharply in early trading as growing concerns over the potential economic damage from a fast-spreading coronavirus redi…

Global indices reclaim ground while Brexit moves to the House of Lords

Global indices were generally buoyant this morning as markets weigh the possible impact of the potential fresh global pandemic. After yesterda…

EU warns it will take unilateral action, if OECD doesn't agree on digital tax

European industrial policy chief Thierry Breton warned that the European Union will take unilateral action, if discussions at the OECD level o…

French industrial ouput grows ahead of protests while equity markets stay flat

French industrial output grew more than expected in October as car production and pharmaceuticals rebounded Industrial production rose 0.4% fr…

Encouraging data from Japan and the U.S. while France challenges the U.S to the

Major data from Japan today showed that its economy expanded in the third quarter at a much faster pace than initially reported, driven by str…

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