Now playing Next Economy Global stocks surge as Brexit fears wain The pound has bounced back against the dollar after recent polls from the UK suggest that the campaign to remain in the EU is on a roll. 20/06/2016
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Now playing Next Economy ECB stimulus plans fail to boost financial markets European shares enjoyed only a brief bounce on Thursday before investors focused on Mario Draghi's statement that interest rates will only be cut again in the most extreme of circumstances. 10/03/2016
Now playing Next Economy European shares tumble with banks the main focus of concern European shares closed at their lowest level in more than two years on Monday with investors concerned over the region's banks and slowing global growth. 08/02/2016
Now playing Next Economy European stocks stabilise but global worries persist European markets opened the week on a rebound, clawing back some of the losses of the previous week, but the main market preoccupation continues to 11/01/2016
Now playing Next world news Chinese markets plunge again causing more global shudders The volatility in Chinese markets has continued. They were down sharply at the close on Monday, dragging Asian markets down with them. The Shanghai 11/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy European shares fall at the end of a rough week for markets A day of mixed trading in the markets. European shares fell on Friday with lingering worries about China leaving the region’s stock markets with 08/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy European shares fell sharply but came off lows after China suspends its circuit breaker mechanism European markets fell sharply on Thursday after China accelerated the depreciation of the yuan, but came off lows after the Shanghai and Shenzen 07/01/2016
Now playing Next world news European shares tumble as worries over China intensify European markets fell sharply at opening on Thursday off the back of losses in China and across Asia. Germany’s DAX quickly declined by more than 3 07/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy Inflation headache for ECB with second monthly growth drop Inflation in the eurozone dipped for the second month running in December, disappointing the European Central Bank whose stimulus measures have so 05/01/2016
Now playing Next Economy European markets fall after decline in Chinese shares Welcome to 2016 and a rude surprise on the trading floor for those who thought there might be a quiet start to the New Year. What’s been described 04/01/2016
Now playing Next Markets Shares steady as markets shrug off impact of Paris attacks Worldwide tributes to the victims of the Paris terror attacks extended to Wall Street, where investors saw little long-term economic impact. Shares 16/11/2015
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Now playing Next Markets ECB to prepare fresh hit of QE for Eurozone? The word is out that bearing in mind the shaky state of the Eurozone economy the ECB may be thinking about opening the money taps wider. Analysts 02/09/2015
Now playing Next Markets Trip turns into stumble as European markets slump again Traders breathed a sigh of relief as business ended in Europe on Tuesday nursing losses all round as the market stumbled by nearly two and three 01/09/2015
Now playing Next Markets Stocks end the week relatively stable after roller-coaster ride It’s been a truly roller-coaster week on the world’s stock markets. The panic selling that took hold in China and elsewhere earlier in the week 28/08/2015
Now playing Next Markets European markets rally European markets on Thursday continued to rally, reflecting the gains on Wall Street, which saw its biggest single day rise for four years on 27/08/2015
Now playing Next Markets European shares tumble as China panics investors European stocks have fallen sharply off the back of plunging equities overnight in China continuing to trouble investors. All major markets were 24/08/2015
Now playing Next Economy Markets react to potential Greek bailout EU President Donald Tusk’s tweet – “all ready to go” set the financial markets on a surge. European shares rose in early trading. The eurozone’s 13/07/2015
Now playing Next Economy Markets rise on hopes Greek debt deal is within reach European shares lifted to their highest rate in over a week as markets gleaned a sliver of hope that a deal between Greece and its international 22/06/2015