European stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors kept a close eye on escalating Middle East tensions and awaited the European Central Bank's (ECB) rate decision for direction. To address rising inflationary pressures, the ECB is likely to raise its deposit facility rate by 25 bps to 2.25 percent...
UK house prices continued to decline and sales activity indicators remained negative as challenging macroeconomic conditions weighed on demand but some measures showed signs of stabilization in the property market, the Residential Market Survey results from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, or RICS, showed Thursday. The house price balance posted -35 percent in May.
European stocks were subdued on Wednesday as tensions between Washington and Tehran escalated and investor attention shifted to upcoming U.S. inflation data. Iran launched attacks on U.S. bases in Jordan and Bahrain after the United States carried out its own attacks on the Islamic Republic in response...
European stocks are seen opening on a tepid note Wednesday as investors weigh U.S.-Iran tensions and await key U.S. inflation reading for fresh insights into market expectations for future interest rates in the face of rising energy-driven inflation risks. Analysts estimate that the U.S. inflation...
Shares of Nuvalent, Inc. were surging around 39 percent in the pre-market activity on the Nasdaq, after the clinical-stage biopharma company focused on cancer therapies agreed to be acquired by British drug major GSK plc, in a deal valued at $10.6 billion or 8.0 billion pounds. Further, GSK maintained its 2026 guidance range of 7 percent to 9 percent growth in core operating profit and core EPS.
European stocks were broadly higher on Tuesday, the dollar fell from a two-month high and Brent crude futures fell below $93 a barrel after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks against each other, boosting hopes that peace negotiations could move forward. Investors also cheered data that showed...
European stocks are seen opening mixed on Tuesday as traders weigh a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran and look forward to upcoming ECB policy decision later this week for direction. Geopolitical concerns eased somewhat after Israel and Iran agreed to halt attacks against each other following...
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of three European major powers have called on Russian President Putin to agree to an immediate and complete ceasefire. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with President Zelensky in London to reiterate their unwavering support for Ukraine in its defense against Russia's inva
Shares of Tate & Lyle Plc were gaining around 14% on the London Stock Exchange after the British sweetener and food solutions firm announced Monday its agreement to a 595 pence per share all-cash deal to be bought by U.S. food ingredients maker Ingredion Inc. The cash consideration values Tate & Lyle at around 2.7 billion pounds or $3.6 billion, with an implied enterprise value of...
European stocks traded lower on Monday as geopolitical tensions persisted, and robust U.S. jobs data led traders to ramp up bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this year. Brent crude futures jumped nearly 5 percent above $97 a barre and Eurozone government bond yields scaled multi-week highs as Israel...
European stocks are seen opening on a sluggish note Monday, with Middle East concerns and rate hike worries likely to keep investors on edge. Pushing against U.S. rate-hike bets, U.S. President Donald Trump said that there is too much emphasis on inflation and that increasing the benchmark interest...
House prices in the U.K. fell for a third month in a row in May amid the global uncertainty linked to the tensions in West Asia and subdued demand due to higher borrowing costs, results of a survey by S&P Global showed on Friday. The house price index fell 0.1 percent month-on-month in May, same as in April, the S&P Global survey conducted for the Lloyds Bank subsidiary Halifax revealed.
European stocks were mixed in cautious trade on Friday as a global rally in artificial intelligence-related stocks fizzled out and investors kept a wary eye on the latest developments in the Middle East. Hezbollah has rejected a new ceasefire agreement with Israel, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)...
European stocks are seen opening broadly lower on Friday as AI-driven rally that boosted stocks earlier this week fizzled out and the U.S.-Iran-Israel conflict remained unresolved, despite the ceasefire and diplomacy. U.S. stock index futures edged lower ahead of the nonfarm payrolls report later...
The UK construction sector shrank at the fastest pace in six years in May amid shrinking order books and rising economic uncertainty, survey data from S&P Global showed Thursday. The construction Purchasing Managers' Index unexpectedly fell to 38.2 in May from 39.7 in the previous month. The reading was seen at 40.4.
June 05, 2026 16:18 ET A busy week for economic news flow saw a slew of reports being released that reflected the trends in the U.S. labor market. In Europe, economic growth and inflation data gained attention as the European Central Bank and Bank of England head for policy session later in the month. In Asia, the monetary policy session of the Indian central bank was in focus as the country, a major oil importer, reels under the pressures of a weaker rupee and rising inflation.