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German stocks are massively outperforming their European peers. Here’s why
Germany’s stock market is massively outperforming its European peers this year and moving in lockstep with U.S. equities. The main market, the DAX 30 , is up about 19% so far this year, compared with the 5% hike of the European benchmark, the Stoxx 600 . The gains in Germany are closer to performances seen […]
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Europe stocks open lower; French stocks slide after Moody’s credit downgrade; Broadcaster Canal+ lists in London
European markets opened lower Monday, as traders gear up for a final week of central bank action. The regional Stoxx 600 index opened 0.09% lower, with travel stocks leading losses. France’s CAC 40 index dropped 0.36% as investors assessed credit rating agency Moody’s surprise Saturday decision to downgrade the country’s score to Aa3, from Aa2 […]
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European markets slip as investors react to economic data; French stocks edge higher as new prime minister named
French government bond yields creep upward as Bayrou named prime minister Journalists work outside the Élysée Palace after French president Macron named centrist Francois Bayrou as Prime Minister in Paris on Dec. 13, 2026. Bertrand Guay | Afp | Getty Images Yields on French government bonds ticked higher on Friday, after the country’s President Emmanuel […]
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European markets open higher but France’s political upheaval is in focus
Annual Swiss inflation rises less than expected to 0.7% in November Switzerland’s inflation rate rose 0.7% year-on-year in November, just shy of the 0.8% print expected by analysts polled by Reuters. The country recorded a 0.1% drop in consumer prices from the previous month. The cooling inflation rate could add pressure to the Swiss National […]
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Stellantis shares slide 8% after CEO departure as broader European markets decline
Euro slides with French government on brink The euro tumbled 0.72% against the U.S. dollar, trading at $1.0497 at 8:40 a.m. in London, as traders monitored political volatility in France. The odds that the fragile government led by Michel Barnier will be toppled in a no-confidence vote by the far-right and a left-wing coalition appeared […]
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Barclays prefers Germany over France as it sends ‘bond vigilante’ warning
German blue-chip stocks show more promise than their French counterparts, Barclays’ strategists wrote in a note Friday, saying France has weak “long-term fiscal and growth fundamentals” and a looming risk of bond vigilantes sweeping in. The euro zone’s two biggest economies are both struggling. Germany is battling an ongoing manufacturing downturn that has turned it […]
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European markets head for higher open; U.S. markets are closed for Thanksgiving
UK consumer confidence ‘remains weak,’ retail trade group says Shoppers visit York Christmas Market ahead of Black Friday on November 25, 2024 in York, England. Ian Forsyth | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.K. consumer confidence remains weak in the aftermath of the Labour government’s landmark first budget in October, according to a November […]
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European markets see a shaky start to trading; Aston Martin shares fall 4% after profit warning
‘Europe’s Detroit’ threatened by Trump’s potential tariffs Skoda Kodiaq automobiles on the production line at the Volkswagen AG plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A small landlocked country in the heart of Europe appears to be uniquely exposed to President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” economic agenda. […]
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Europe markets open lower as global rally stutters; investors digest Trump tariff implications
European stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors assess the global implications of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to hike tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. The regional Stoxx 600 was down 0.61% at 8:10 a.m. London time as all sectors bar telecoms retreated. Autos led losses, down 2.1%. The index had ended in the green for a […]
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European stocks close higher as global markets rally; UniCredit falls 5% after making offer for Banco BPM
European markets close slightly higher European stocks closed slightly higher Monday, buoyed by positive sentiment stateside. The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally ended 0.14% higher, with most sectors and major bourses in the green. Household goods and mining stocks led gains, both adding 1.21%, while oil and gas stocks fell 1%. — Karen Gilchrist Dow and […]
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