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Paris faces uncertain 2025 as Macron admits snap elections destabilized France
French President Emmanuel Macron delivering his televised New Year’s address to the nation from the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 31, 2024. Kiran Ridley | Afp | Getty Images As France enters the new year, there’s little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that’s been plaguing the euro zone’s second-largest economy for months […]
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European stocks kick off 2025 on a positive note
European markets kicked off 2025 in positive territory on Thursday. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was 0.27% higher by 8:05 a.m. London time. Regional bourses are all reopening after the New Year’s Day holiday, with markets that were open on New Year’s Eve closing higher. There are no major earnings or data releases Thursday. Asian […]
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Get your house in order, Europe — or face ‘ongoing decline,’ economists warn
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron before a private dinner at the “Kochzimmer” restaurant in Potsdam outside Berlin, Germany, June 6, 2023. Michael Kappeler | Pool | via Reuters It’s been a topsy-turvy last year for the euro zone with its largest economies, Germany and France, seeing political and economic turbulence that […]
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European markets expected to see muted open ahead of the New Year holiday
European markets are expected to open flat to lower Tuesday ahead of the New Year holiday. London’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 20 points lower at 8,100 and France’s CAC 40 is seen opening 5 points lower at 7,309. Both bourses will be closing early today. Markets in Germany and Italy are shut […]
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European markets higher as shortened Christmas week begins; UK economy stalls
UK borrowing costs rise Yields on British 10-year gilts crept higher on Monday, gaining 2 basis points to trade at 4.532% by 10:46 a.m. London time. It came after revised GDP figures showed the U.K. economy flatlined in the three months to September. U.K. borrowing costs hit a one-year high last week, but have since […]
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Reconsider investing in Europe with these ‘very attractively priced’ stocks, fund manager says
Investors should look to the unloved region of Europe for opportunities, according to fund manager Sean Peche, who said there are some “very attractively priced” companies in the region. Europe has fallen out of favor, Ranmore Fund Management’s Peche told CNBC’s Silvia Amaro — and investors have been distracted by Donald Trump’s U.S. election win. “At […]
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European markets expected to nosedive after Fed signals fewer rate cuts ahead; BOE decision in focus
European markets are expected to nosedive at the open Thursday, following their global counterparts lower after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled yesterday that few rates cuts are on the horizon. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected to open 84 points lower at 8,105, Germany’s DAX down 265 points at 19,993, France’s CAC down 105 points […]
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Europe’s economy faces a bumpy ride in 2025. Here are 5 things to watch
For the price of a 500 square foot apartment in NYC, you can get a property over 2,000 square feet in Madrid, Spain, according to My Dolce Casa. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images Between political upheaval, some weak economic data and warnings about falling short of its growth potential, Europe’s had a tough […]
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France’s new prime minister gets a baptism of fire after surprise Moody’s downgrade
Francois Bayrou, France’s incoming prime minister, during the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, France, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Within hours of being appointed, France’s new prime minister Francois Bayrou faced his first upset: the country’s credit rating was downgraded by credit rating agency Moody’s. The […]
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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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