https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:35:08 +0100 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:35:08 +0100 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/oil-slides-on-hormuz-deal-hopes-but-trump-keeps-iran-strikes-on-the-table https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/oil-slides-on-hormuz-deal-hopes-but-trump-keeps-iran-strikes-on-the-table Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:21:41 +0100 Oil prices fell on Monday morning as talks in Qatar revived hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but US President Donald Trump kept the threat of fresh strikes alive and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly urged him to hit Iran straight after Tuesday's midterm elections. https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/binance-resumes-withdrawals-after-billions-stolen-in-hack https://www.euronews.com/2026/11/02/binance-resumes-withdrawals-after-billions-stolen-in-hack Mon, 02 Nov 2026 07:10:00 +0100 Binance said it had seen withdrawals of around $4.7 billion (€4.21bn) on Sunday, after more than $6 billion (€5.38bn) in virtual assets were stolen from the cryptocurrency exchange in a major hack for which the FBI said North Korea was responsible. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/tech-firms-take-fresh-hit-as-disappointing-earnings-fan-ai-fears https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/tech-firms-take-fresh-hit-as-disappointing-earnings-fan-ai-fears Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:36:52 +0100 Tech firms were again on the back foot on Friday after another round of disappointing earnings from Wall Street titans, fanned already by deep concerns about the AI investment boom. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/bank-of-japan-says-inflation-hit-2-target-after-13-years https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/bank-of-japan-says-inflation-hit-2-target-after-13-years Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:46:32 +0100 The Bank of Japan said on Friday inflation had hit its 2% target, more than 13 years after it adopted the goal in a bid to pull the economy out of deflation, but held off hiking interest rates for now. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/crypto-platform-binance-confirms-major-hack-with-more-than-25bn-frozen https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/30/crypto-platform-binance-confirms-major-hack-with-more-than-25bn-frozen Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:05:50 +0100 Cryptocurrency platform Binance said on Thursday it had fallen victim to a major hack that hit around $6.3 billion (€5.5bn) in funds, with about half that amount frozen to prevent a massive theft. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/shares-and-us-futures-mixed-after-google-parent-alphabets-earnings-disappoint https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/29/shares-and-us-futures-mixed-after-google-parent-alphabets-earnings-disappoint Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:00:41 +0100 Ahead of European markets opening, Asian shares and US futures were mixed on Thursday morning, weighed down by some big technology stocks after Google parent Alphabet’s earnings were lower than expected. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/european-gas-price-crosses-100-for-first-time-since-2022-as-eu-warns-of-new-crisis https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/european-gas-price-crosses-100-for-first-time-since-2022-as-eu-warns-of-new-crisis Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:33:15 +0100 Europe's benchmark gas price crossed €100 per megawatt-hour on Wednesday afternoon for the first time since the 2022 energy crisis, just hours after EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen warned that Europe faces "another energy crisis" and a difficult winter. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/tech-stocks-soar-as-sk-hynix-adds-to-rising-ai-confidence https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/tech-stocks-soar-as-sk-hynix-adds-to-rising-ai-confidence Wed, 28 Oct 2026 06:32:04 +0100 Asian tech stocks surged on blockbuster SK hynix earnings and renewed AI optimism, while investors weighed Israel’s election results and awaited key US tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/boeing-shares-tumble-after-it-releases-cautious-growth-forecast https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/28/boeing-shares-tumble-after-it-releases-cautious-growth-forecast Wed, 28 Oct 2026 05:30:04 +0100 Investors monitor Boeing shares after a slump on Tuesday weighed on sentiment following an update from the group on its outlook. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/oil-plunges-more-than-6-from-near-wartime-highs-as-diplomacy-over-iran-seemingly-gathers https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/26/oil-plunges-more-than-6-from-near-wartime-highs-as-diplomacy-over-iran-seemingly-gathers Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:18:53 +0100 Brent crude fell more than 6% on Monday morning, retreating from its highest close since March, as regional mediators headed to Tehran and US President Donald Trump weighed a deal with Iran, while investors braced for a week packed with central bank decisions and earnings reports. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/gold-market-and-central-banks-russia-kazakhstan-sell-as-poland-china-buy https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/25/gold-market-and-central-banks-russia-kazakhstan-sell-as-poland-china-buy Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:58:33 +0100 Russia and Kazakhstan are offloading some central-bank gold, while Poland's is buying more. What does this reshuffle mean for individual gold investors? https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/could-lab-made-gold-crash-prices-like-diamonds-us-start-up-says-it-turned-mercury-into-gol https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/could-lab-made-gold-crash-prices-like-diamonds-us-start-up-says-it-turned-mercury-into-gol Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:14:16 +0200 Little-known San Francisco start-up Marathon Fusion says it has turned mercury into stable gold at ten times the rate of CERN's record, raising a question that has haunted the diamond trade: could lab-made gold one day sink the price of the mined metal? https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/oil-prices-climb-above-113-as-ai-sell-off-rattles-stocks-and-investors-buy-bonds https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/23/oil-prices-climb-above-113-as-ai-sell-off-rattles-stocks-and-investors-buy-bonds Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:08:15 +0200 Rising energy prices added to inflation concerns as European shares fell and Kering tumbled on weak Gucci sales. An AI sell-off drove investors towards US bonds, while France’s borrowing costs remained above 5%. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/worlds-largest-wealth-fund-posts-30bn-loss-as-rising-rates-hit-bonds https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/22/worlds-largest-wealth-fund-posts-30bn-loss-as-rising-rates-hit-bonds Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:23:33 +0200 Norway's sovereign wealth fund ended the third quarter with a $30 billion (€26.4 billion) loss, as falling bond prices weighed on its overall performance. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/french-government-10-year-bond-yield-tops-5-for-first-time-since-2002 https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/french-government-10-year-bond-yield-tops-5-for-first-time-since-2002 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:49:13 +0200 The yield on the French government's benchmark 10-year bond surpassed 5% on Wednesday as investors demanded a higher return for holding the country's debt. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/netflix-shares-drop-on-slowing-engagement-and-revenue-growth https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/21/netflix-shares-drop-on-slowing-engagement-and-revenue-growth Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:55:06 +0200 Netflix shares fell after its latest earnings failed to cheer investors as the streaming giant faces mounting competition and reportedly plans to cut around 1,000 jobs. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/oil-prices-top-110-as-traders-weigh-middle-east-risks https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/oil-prices-top-110-as-traders-weigh-middle-east-risks Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:02:59 +0200 The price of Brent crude remained at a five-month high as uncertainty over when energy supplies will return to normal amid the war with Iran keeps oil inflated. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/european-stocks-open-in-the-red-as-french-businesses-count-the-cost-of-the-riots https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/19/european-stocks-open-in-the-red-as-french-businesses-count-the-cost-of-the-riots Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:56:56 +0200 European stock markets opened lower on Monday after a weekend of violent protests and looting in France, as business owners count the cost and accuse the government of failing to protect them. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/indonesian-stocks-plunge-11-as-msci-proposes-emerging-market-downgrade https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/indonesian-stocks-plunge-11-as-msci-proposes-emerging-market-downgrade Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:13:31 +0200 The index provider is weighing reclassifying the country from emerging market to standalone status, potentially forcing funds tracking MSCI's emerging market indexes to sell their Indonesian holdings. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/euro-slides-to-fresh-lows-against-us-dollar-and-british-pound-despite-ecb-rate-hikes https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/euro-slides-to-fresh-lows-against-us-dollar-and-british-pound-despite-ecb-rate-hikes Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:25:34 +0200 The euro slid this week to its weakest level against the US dollar since mid-May 2025 and the British pound since early June 2025, as an energy shock, France’s debt crisis and a resurgent US dollar outweigh two interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/taiwan-chip-giant-tsmc-says-net-profit-hit-record-in-third-quarter https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/taiwan-chip-giant-tsmc-says-net-profit-hit-record-in-third-quarter Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:43:16 +0200 Taiwanese chip giant TSMC said on Thursday that net profit soared 68.7% to a record high in the third quarter, buoyed by massive global demand for AI hardware. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/deepening-tech-sell-off-drags-stocks-lower-as-major-markets-slide https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/15/deepening-tech-sell-off-drags-stocks-lower-as-major-markets-slide Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:19:02 +0200 A deepening tech sell-off drags Asian stocks lower as South Korean and Japanese markets sink. European markets open mixed. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/oil-prices-rise-after-reported-attacks-on-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/oil-prices-rise-after-reported-attacks-on-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:28:49 +0200 Oil prices rose on recent reports that Iran attacked ships in the Strait of Hormuz. European gas prices hovered near a four-year high, while Asian shares had a mixed reaction and European equities opened higher. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/this-french-ai-stock-is-up-570-in-2026-analysts-see-a-further-90-upside https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/this-french-ai-stock-is-up-570-in-2026-analysts-see-a-further-90-upside Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:37:07 +0200 Despite its extraordinary rally, Bank of America analysts have upgraded Soitec SA stock to Buy and see potential for a further 90% upside. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/stocks-rise-as-oil-prices-tumble-after-trump-hails-energy-ceasefire https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/stocks-rise-as-oil-prices-tumble-after-trump-hails-energy-ceasefire Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:04:28 +0200 Most stock markets rose early Monday as oil prices fell after Donald Trump announced an "energy ceasefire" between Russia and Ukraine, which offset a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/eu-countries-agree-to-shift-oversight-of-major-financial-markets-to-european-authority-esm https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/eu-countries-agree-to-shift-oversight-of-major-financial-markets-to-european-authority-esm Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:36:01 +0200 EU countries struck a deal on Friday to give the EU’s financial markets watchdog more powers, aiming to make cross-border investment easier and help businesses raise more money across the bloc. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/oil-prices-are-climbing-on-concerns-about-an-escalating-iran-war https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/08/oil-prices-are-climbing-on-concerns-about-an-escalating-iran-war Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:35:51 +0200 Brent crude rose above $105 a barrel on Thursday after reports that US President Donald Trump is considering a return to "major combat operations" against Iran, while European stock markets opened lower as rising oil prices fuelled inflation fears. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/euro-hits-17-month-low-as-french-debt-fears-mount-and-spain-heads-for-snap-election https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/euro-hits-17-month-low-as-french-debt-fears-mount-and-spain-heads-for-snap-election Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:01:38 +0200 The euro slid to its weakest level against the US dollar since May 2025 on Monday, as France's debt troubles and Spain's political turmoil, capped by a snap election call, fuelled fears of a fresh eurozone crisis and of contagion across the bloc's bond markets. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/why-ordinary-investors-struggle-to-buy-into-the-robotics-boom https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/05/why-ordinary-investors-struggle-to-buy-into-the-robotics-boom Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:15:45 +0200 Most of the companies building the robots of the future are still private, leaving ordinary investors with limited options such as Tesla, diversified industrial groups or new vehicles like RoboStrategy, a Nasdaq-listed fund whose shares trade at more than twice the value of its assets. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/bonds-steady-as-french-borrowing-costs-hit-24-year-high-and-uk-30-year-yields-top-6 https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/bonds-steady-as-french-borrowing-costs-hit-24-year-high-and-uk-30-year-yields-top-6 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:43:43 +0200 Government bond markets steadied on Friday morning after a sell-off pushed France's 10-year borrowing costs to their highest since 2002, lifted UK 30-year yields above 6% for the first time since 1998 and drove the benchmark US 10-year yield to a 24-year high. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/oil-rebounds-above-100-as-us-bonds-suffer-their-worst-quarter-since-1994 https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/oil-rebounds-above-100-as-us-bonds-suffer-their-worst-quarter-since-1994 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:57:26 +0200 Oil prices bounced back above $100 a barrel on Thursday as a US-Iran deal remained elusive, while European stocks fell and US government bonds came off their worst quarter since 1994, with the 10-year Treasury yield at its highest since 2007. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/oil-prices-rise-as-bond-sell-off-hits-global-markets https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/29/oil-prices-rise-as-bond-sell-off-hits-global-markets Tue, 29 Sep 2026 08:03:49 +0200 Oil prices climbed further on Tuesday as uncertainty over US-Iran talks fuelled inflation fears. Government bond yields rose to multi-year highs, putting pressure on stocks. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/oil-prices-jump-after-trump-rejects-irans-truce-offer https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/28/oil-prices-jump-after-trump-rejects-irans-truce-offer Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:46:33 +0200 Oil prices rose while stocks and bonds fell after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, reversing some of the optimism that lifted markets late last week. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/european-bond-yields-ease-after-sell-off-as-us-mortgage-rates-hit-a-high-in-trumps-term https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/25/european-bond-yields-ease-after-sell-off-as-us-mortgage-rates-hit-a-high-in-trumps-term Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:08:02 +0200 European government bond yields eased on Friday morning, pulling back from a brutal sell-off earlier in the week, even as US Treasury yields pushed to fresh multi-decade highs, and mortgage rates in America hit 7%, their highest level since Donald Trump returned to office. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/markets-mixed-as-investors-eye-oil-price-volatility-and-us-bonds https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/24/markets-mixed-as-investors-eye-oil-price-volatility-and-us-bonds Thu, 24 Sep 2026 08:11:24 +0200 Shares were trading mixed early on Thursday morning, as investors tried to digest the recent swings in oil prices and the US bond market. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/oil-falls-below-100-after-trump-reports-talks-with-iran https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/23/oil-falls-below-100-after-trump-reports-talks-with-iran Wed, 23 Sep 2026 07:38:13 +0200 Brent crude fell on Wednesday morning after Donald Trump said US and Iranian representatives had held what he called “very productive” talks. Reports that Saudi Arabia is restarting a key oil pipeline also weighed on prices. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/amd-joins-trillion-dollar-chipmaker-club-as-ai-demand-surges https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/22/amd-joins-trillion-dollar-chipmaker-club-as-ai-demand-surges Tue, 22 Sep 2026 07:00:48 +0200 AMD has become the latest trillion-dollar company, as the AI investment boom sends its shares soaring and data-centre demand fuels record growth. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/ecb-launches-pontes-to-settle-tokenised-assets-in-central-bank-money https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/ecb-launches-pontes-to-settle-tokenised-assets-in-central-bank-money Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:38:50 +0200 The Eurosystem has launched Pontes, a system allowing banks to settle trades in tokenised assets using central bank money, and the ECB said it will invest some of its own funds in tokenised securities through it, the first concrete steps towards making the euro fit for the digital age. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/volkswagen-exits-euro-stoxx-50-as-index-removal-adds-to-pressure-on-troubled-firm https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/21/volkswagen-exits-euro-stoxx-50-as-index-removal-adds-to-pressure-on-troubled-firm Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:46:47 +0200 Volkswagen has been removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, the eurozone's benchmark index of its largest listed companies, taking effect as markets opened on Monday just days after Europe's biggest carmaker warned that one-off charges would wipe out most of its profit this year. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/asian-stocks-track-wall-street-rally-as-oil-prices-decline https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/18/asian-stocks-track-wall-street-rally-as-oil-prices-decline Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:54:13 +0200 Oil prices retreated while European stock markets opened lower on Friday after the Bank of Japan became the third major central bank in a month to raise interest rates. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/european-markets-open-higher-after-fed-hike-as-us-dollar-hits-seven-week-high https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/european-markets-open-higher-after-fed-hike-as-us-dollar-hits-seven-week-high Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:55:44 +0200 European stock markets opened in positive territory on Thursday morning, shrugging off Wall Street's decline after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years and signalled that further hikes are likely. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/anthropic-priced-above-2-trillion-as-markets-eagerly-await-ipo-filing https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/anthropic-priced-above-2-trillion-as-markets-eagerly-await-ipo-filing Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:00:11 +0200 Traders are pricing Anthropic above $2 trillion (€1.73tn) in pre-IPO markets, more than double the company's valuation in its last private funding round, as investors wait for the public release of the S-1 filing that could open the way to the largest flotation in history. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/bitcoin-drops-after-us-senate-blocks-landmark-crypto-bill https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/16/bitcoin-drops-after-us-senate-blocks-landmark-crypto-bill Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:03:39 +0200 Bitcoin has fallen almost 4% over the past 24 hours to below $76,000 after the US Senate blocked the CLARITY Act late on Tuesday, derailing more than a year of bipartisan negotiations and leaving the crypto industry without the federal rulebook it has spent years pursuing. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/15/us-10-year-treasury-yield-breaches-5-as-global-bond-sell-off-deepens https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/15/us-10-year-treasury-yield-breaches-5-as-global-bond-sell-off-deepens Tue, 15 Sep 2026 07:51:38 +0200 The benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield briefly touched 5.011% on Monday, its highest level since October 2023, before retreating. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/european-bond-yields-hit-multi-year-highs-as-global-sell-off-continues https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/11/european-bond-yields-hit-multi-year-highs-as-global-sell-off-continues Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:16:15 +0200 Long-term European government bond yields remain close to multi-decade highs, as inflation and interest-rate concerns keep driving the sell-off. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/02/iranian-rial-hits-record-low-as-us-dollar-breaks-22-million-mark https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/02/iranian-rial-hits-record-low-as-us-dollar-breaks-22-million-mark Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:37:11 +0200 The rial has lost 63% of its value against the dollar since March, with the euro hitting 2.55 million rials and gold coins changing hands at 2.26 billion. Iran's central bank governor pledged a $2 billion injection while acknowledging inflation had placed "heavy pressure on people's livelihoods." https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/european-government-bond-yields-surge-to-15-year-highs-as-sell-off-deepens https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/european-government-bond-yields-surge-to-15-year-highs-as-sell-off-deepens Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:48:25 +0200 A global bond sell-off has hit European debt markets, reflecting concerns about inflation, budget deficits and government debt. https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/shein-shares-fall-on-hong-kong-debut-as-parcel-duties-and-iran-costs-bite https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/01/shein-shares-fall-on-hong-kong-debut-as-parcel-duties-and-iran-costs-bite Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:26:17 +0200 Shein has listed in Hong Kong after failed attempts in New York and London, as US tariffs and rising shipping costs squeeze the fast-fashion giant's profits. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/oil-prices-higher-as-us-iran-tensions-flare-and-warsh-fans-rate-hikes https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/31/oil-prices-higher-as-us-iran-tensions-flare-and-warsh-fans-rate-hikes Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:07:55 +0200 Oil prices climbed on Monday morning as tensions flared once again in the Middle East and as investors weighed a potential US rate hike. https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/nordics-weigh-merging-their-stock-exchanges-into-one-regional-market https://www.euronews.com/2026/08/27/nordics-weigh-merging-their-stock-exchanges-into-one-regional-market Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:38:40 +0200 A group of the Nordic region's largest companies and investors is examining whether Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland could combine their national stock exchanges into a single regional marketplace in an effort to deepen liquidity and win more listings.