The U.S. dollar slipped lower in early European trade Friday and riskier currencies rallied on easing concerns about a global banking crisis. At 04:25 ET (08:25 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other…
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Oil prices crept higher on Friday on the prospect of supportive measures by the OPEC+, although fears of an economic slowdown stemming from a banking crisis kept gains limited and put prices on course for their worst week this year….
Asian stock markets rose on Friday, recovering from a series of sharp losses this week as government and institutional support to stem a potential banking crisis helped improve sentiment, while traders also priced in a less hawkish Federal Reserve. Chinese…
Zara-owner Inditex (BME:ITX) posted a 29% jump in annual profit despite a slowdown in top-line returns in the final quarter, thanks to “historic” growth in sales both in its physical stores and online. The Spanish fast fashion retailer, now helmed…
European Central Bank policymakers are still leaning towards a half-percentage-point rate hike on Thursday, despite turmoil in the banking sector, as they expect inflation will remain too high in coming years, a source told Reuters. Investors had begun to doubt…
Most Asian stock markets rose on Wednesday, helped by a recovery in bank shares amid easing fears over a potential crisis in the U.S., while growing bets that the Federal Reserve will adopt a less hawkish stance also aided sentiment….
Volkswagen (ETR:VOWG_p) plans to invest 180 billion euros ($192.76 billion) over the next five years in areas including battery production and its North American operations, it said on Tuesday, with spending on combustion engines to fall from 2025. As it…
Spanish fashion retailer Mango is focusing on U.S. expansion after turning its back on China, Chief Executive Officer Toni Ruiz said. Mango is returning to the United States – after two previous attempts failed – offering higher-priced clothes meant for…
Asia’s share markets slid on Tuesday, with financial stocks in Tokyo leading losses as fear of a U.S. banking crisis had investors fleeing the sector and slashing the interest rate outlook even ahead of U.S. inflation data due later in…
Most Asian currencies rose on Monday, while the dollar tumbled to near three-week lows as a potential banking crisis in the U.S. saw markets drastically alter their expectations for more interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve this year. Most…