Financial Markets
By Economic UK

European shares were set for a softer start on Wednesday, with UK investors bracing for a weaker open after a tech-led selloff on Wall Street and in Asia overnight. The risk-off tone, driven by stretched valuations and rising policy uncertainty, comes as traders look to Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at this week’s Jackson Hole

Britain’s main stock indexes edged lower on Monday as investors took a cautious stance ahead of a U.S.-brokered peace meeting in Ukraine. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index slipped 0.1% to around 7,476 points by late morning, giving up part of Friday’s record high.

Financial services platform Marex Group announced exceptional second-quarter results Tuesday, reporting nearly $1 billion in first-half revenue alongside a record $203 million in adjusted profit before tax.

UK healthcare property investor Assura has rejected a takeover bid from US private equity giant KKR, opting instead to support a rival proposal from Primary Health Properties

Retail Earnings in Focus Major UK retailers are set to release their quarterly earnings, providing a window into consumer spending amid...

The US dollar has plunged to its lowest level in three years

Goldman Sachs has ascended to the top of the UK's investment banking fee league tables for the first quarter of 2025, generating $163...

Efforts by Congress to rein in President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariffs appear increasingly unlikely to succeed

Currys has raised its full-year profit guidance after reporting a better-than-expected trading performance, marking a positive turnaround...

Tuesday 3/4/2024 - As new U.S. tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada went into effect, stocks all throughout Asia fell on Tuesday under...

Despite the slight dip, the pan European index remained on track to notch its eighth straight week of gains

An investor consortium led by the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, is attempting to acquire the nonprofit organization that owns OpenAI

Tech behemoths and steelmakers drove Monday's rise in U.S. stock indexes as investors processed new trade policy

Clients of Bank of America have continued buying US stocks for a tenth straight week, with individual investors leading the investments

The dispute over TikHub's future in the US has been more intense as the Supreme Court listens to claims that a ban would violate free expres

Goldman Sachs forecasts that earnings growth for companies based in the United States will continue

nvestor attitude towards Nvidia was greatly affected by the AI breakthroughs announced by CEO Jensen Huang at this year's CES.

U.S. stock market is set for its first major hurdle of 2025.