DAX
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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. […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Europe markets open up 0.6%; UK retail sales miss sends sterling lower
Europe markets open firmly in the green The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was trading 0.7% higher at 8:20 a.m. London time. Germany’s DAX was up 0.52%, France’s CAC was 0.49% higher and Italy’s FTSE MIB was up 0.51%. All sectors were in the green, with tech stocks among the best performers, up 1.1%. — Katrina […]
Read More
European markets trade higher as traders assess simmering geopolitical tensions
Treasury yields rise as investors weigh geopolitical tensions, economic data U.S. Treasury yields were higher on Wednesday as investors considered the geopolitical situation and assessed the latest economic data. At 2:58 a.m. ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was up by over four basis points to 4.4178%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last trading at 4.2932% after rising […]
Read More
Europe markets decline with U.S. inflation data in focus; Just Eat Takeaway, Siemens Energy soar
European stocks traded slightly lower Wednesday, with global markets focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.1% in early deals, with the majority of sectors in negative territory. Shares of Just Eat Takeaway stock soared 20% shortly after the open Wednesday after the company said it had struck a deal to […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Powell maintains that elections won’t sway Fed’s policy
Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on […]
Read More