European stocks are seen opening broadly higher on Tuesday as U.S. Treasury yields moved lower following reports that the Treasury could use its near $1 trillion General Account to help fund its recently announced bond buyback program. U.S. stock futures ticked higher ahead of key earnings and U.S....
Andy Burnham has arrived in Ukraine on Monday for his first overseas visit as UK Prime Minister. Just weeks after welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the UK in July as his first international guest, Burnham traveled to Kyiv to reiterate the country's unwavering support for the Ukrainian people. Ukraine's foreign minister received Andy Burnham as he arrived in Kyiv. While chairing a meeti
European stocks were little changed in directionless trade on Monday as investors awaited details of what Washington has billed as its toughest-ever sanctions campaign against Iran and its trading partners. Upcoming earnings from chip giant Nvidia, U.S. inflation data and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson...
European stocks are seen opening mixed on Monday as investors brace for the announcement of fresh U.S. sanctions aimed at Iran. U.S. stock futures ticked lower amid lingering concerns over surging crude oil prices and elevated bond yields across the globe. As inflation worries mount, investors...
European stocks edged up slightly on Friday but were on course for a weekly loss due to concerns over elevated oil prices and bond market volatility. The British pound fell slightly against the euro after official data showed U.K. retail sales decreased 0.5 percent month-on-month in July, reversing...
European stocks are seen opening flat to slightly lower on Friday as doubts persist over rescue efforts to address liquidity issues in the U.S. government bond market. The Treasury's move to boost its government debt buybacks failed to calm markets. With the U.S. national debt doubling over the last...
The UK Government has summoned Israel's Chargé d'Affaires to lodge protest against the Israeli Government's launch of a tender for a major settlement project in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank. Daniela Grudsky Ekstein, who leads Israel's diplomatic mission in London, was summoned on Wednesday to the Foreign Office, which demanded an immediate reversal of the move by the Netanyahu governmen
European stocks edged lower on Thursday as lingering Middle East tensions overshadowed a decline in U.S. bond yields following the Treasury Department's move to dramatically ramp up government debt purchases. Brent crude prices climbed more than 2 percent toward $94 a barrel, rising for a fourth...
European stocks are seen opening mixed on Thursday after the Federal Reserve's July meeting minutes revealed growing concern over inflation and a divided policy committee, keeping a September rate hike possible. The U.S. Treasury Department's move to buy back more long-term debt cooled a bond sell-off,...
A large number of adults in England regularly feel lonely and socially isolated, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of the highest levels reported in major cities. The findings come from a study led by researchers at Imperial College London, who surveyed more than 135,000 people aged...
U.K. consumer price inflation accelerated in July as the Middle East crisis stoked household energy prices, official data showed Wednesday. The consumer price index posted an annual growth of 2.9 percent in July, faster than the 2.6 percent rise in June, the Office for National Statistics said. This was the highest in four months and matched economists' expectations.
UK's Insolvency Service has warned potential crypto investors to check if crypto investment firms are registered, after customers lost hundreds of thousands of pounds to a "Ponzi-style" scheme. Key Coin Assets Ltd. promised investors it could guarantee returns of up to 100 percent, with one online...
European stocks held steady on Wednesday as global bond yields pulled back from recent highs and investor focus shifted to minutes from Federal Reserve's July policy meeting due later in the day. Yields on German and French debt steadied after the 30-year U.S. yield eased to around 5.27 percent from...
European stocks may drift lower at open on Wednesday as investors weigh inflation risks and fret over the huge valuations of big AI players. Oil prices remain elevated and global bond yields are on the rise as escalating tensions around Iran raised the risk of a prolonged conflict in the Persian...
The UK unemployment rate remained stable at 4.9% in the three months to June, while job vacancies fell by 6,000 and payroll employment declined 94,000 year-over-year, signaling weakness in the labor market.
August 21, 2026 14:42 ET The minutes of the latest policy meeting of the Federal Reserve, housing market data and manufacturing sector survey results were the main news for the U.S. economy this week. In Europe, inflation data from the U.K. was the highlight, while consumer price data from Japan drew attention in Asia.