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...Mining stocks were among the few positive performers in Europe as metals prices continued to rally on hopes that a rebound in economic growth will stimulate demand....
...Hopes for imminent rate cuts were dented on both sides of the Atlantic by an unexpectedly hot US inflation reading on Wednesday. Gilts sold off as traders pared their rate cut expectations....
...The FTSE 100 was on track for its worst one-day drop since last July as global stock markets sank amid fading hopes for rapid interest rate cuts and rising fears over the prospect of a widening conflict...
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...US stocks fell in early trading on Monday as markets opened for the first time since Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell pushed back against hopes for rapid interest rate cuts in an interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes...
...Eurozone stocks and bonds rallied slightly after fresh data showed that inflation had fallen more than expected in March, boosting hopes that the European Central Bank will start cutting interest rates as...
...“Hopes for a global recovery in demand this year are supporting higher prices for industrial metals,” said Ewa Manthey, a commodities strategist at ING....
...On the other side of the Atlantic, a slowdown in the US services sector boosted hopes that inflation may be easing in the world’s largest economy....
...European stock markets suffered their worst day in nine months as a sell-off sparked by receding hopes for rapid US interest rate cuts spread around the world....
...UK stocks rose on Friday after fresh data showed that British retail sales fell more than expected ahead of Christmas, boosting hopes of interest rate cuts from the Bank of England....
...European stocks opened lower on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve dealt a blow to investors’ hopes that interest rate cuts could start to fall as soon as March....
...Sterling’s strength “reflects a ‘not as bad as expected’ economic performance for the UK last year and hopes that growth in 2024 may be a little better”, said Jane Foley, senior FX strategist at Rabobank...
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...European stocks climbed higher on Wednesday after the latest UK inflation figures came in below forecasts, renewing investor hopes of interest rate cuts, as markets recovered from the shock of the US’s unexpectedly...
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