The major European stock markets opened higher on Wednesday and spent the entire session in the green, closing near daily high for the second straight day.
European stocks traded at record highs on Wednesday after Anthropic announced new partnerships, helping ease artificial-intelligence disruption concerns.
The AI startup launched new updates to Claude Cowork that allow companies to integrate the productivity tool into a host of enterprise apps.
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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.