https://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:19:53 +0200 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:19:53 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png https://www.euronews.com https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/09/18/asian-stocks-track-wall-street-rally-as-oil-prices-decline https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/17/european-markets-open-higher-after-fed-hike-as-us-dollar-hits-seven-week-high https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/17/anthropic-priced-above-2-trillion-as-markets-eagerly-await-ipo-filing https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/16/bitcoin-drops-after-us-senate-blocks-landmark-crypto-bill https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/15/us-10-year-treasury-yield-breaches-5-as-global-bond-sell-off-deepens https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/11/european-bond-yields-hit-multi-year-highs-as-global-sell-off-continues https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/02/iranian-rial-hits-record-low-as-us-dollar-breaks-22-million-mark https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/01/european-government-bond-yields-surge-to-15-year-highs-as-sell-off-deepens https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/09/01/shein-shares-fall-on-hong-kong-debut-as-parcel-duties-and-iran-costs-bite https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/08/31/oil-prices-higher-as-us-iran-tensions-flare-and-warsh-fans-rate-hikes https://www.euronews.com/business/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/business/2026/08/27/nordics-weigh-merging-their-stock-exchanges-into-one-regional-market https://www.euronews.com/business/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. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/26/nvidia-smashes-q2-forecasts-with-962bn-in-revenue-as-ai-hits-inflection-point https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/26/nvidia-smashes-q2-forecasts-with-962bn-in-revenue-as-ai-hits-inflection-point Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:50:41 +0200 Nvidia's $96.2bn quarter and bullish 2028 guidance eased some fears about an AI bubble — but its reliance on a handful of big customers, and a cautious re-entry into China, suggest the picture is more complicated. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/26/anthropic-ipo-five-things-to-know-before-its-wall-street-debut https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/26/anthropic-ipo-five-things-to-know-before-its-wall-street-debut Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:18:22 +0200 The Claude developer is preparing for a potentially record-breaking initial public offering after rapid revenue growth, but its enormous losses and dispute with the Trump administration could concern investors. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/21/bitcoin-surges-over-25-as-shorts-get-squeezed-and-washington-leans-into-crypto https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/21/bitcoin-surges-over-25-as-shorts-get-squeezed-and-washington-leans-into-crypto Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:42:23 +0200 Bitcoin has stormed back from a months-long downtrend, tearing through $79,500 on Friday as a wave of short covering collided with a US Treasury liquidity push and a fresh White House embrace of the crypto industry. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/europes-borrowing-costs-are-rising-what-does-that-mean-for-you https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/europes-borrowing-costs-are-rising-what-does-that-mean-for-you Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:26:21 +0200 Higher bond market yields are already affecting mortgage offers in some of Europe’s biggest economies, while governments face a slower but mounting increase in the cost of servicing debt. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/gold-and-silver-surge-in-august-as-mounting-us-debt-fears-rattle-markets https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/gold-and-silver-surge-in-august-as-mounting-us-debt-fears-rattle-markets Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:36:33 +0200 Gold and silver have both stormed higher this August, driven by a softening dollar, mounting US government debt and fading expectations of a further Federal Reserve rate hike, as investors return to safe havens. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/oil-rises-as-markets-rebound-on-us-treasury-debt-buyback-plan https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/20/oil-rises-as-markets-rebound-on-us-treasury-debt-buyback-plan Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:19:04 +0200 Global shares rebounded and bond yields eased after Washington's debt buyback announcement, while oil held near multi-week highs amid the deadlocked US-Iran standoff https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/19/sec-unveils-new-crypto-rules-hailed-as-a-win-for-the-digital-asset-industry https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/19/sec-unveils-new-crypto-rules-hailed-as-a-win-for-the-digital-asset-industry Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:11:22 +0200 The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a sweeping new framework for crypto assets, offering firms two clear paths to raise money without full securities registration. Industry groups have broadly welcomed the plan, calling its terms considerably more generous than anticipated. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/18/european-bond-yields-hit-multi-year-highs-on-iran-war-inflation-fears https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/18/european-bond-yields-hit-multi-year-highs-on-iran-war-inflation-fears Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:47:38 +0200 European government bonds came under significant selling pressure on Tuesday, with France’s 10-year bond yield hitting a 17-year high and Germany’s 10-year Bund yield reaching its highest level since 2011. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/18/nasdaq-confirms-23-hour-trading-from-december-with-new-overnight-session https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/18/nasdaq-confirms-23-hour-trading-from-december-with-new-overnight-session Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:05:17 +0200 Nasdaq will begin trading US stocks for nearly 23 hours a day from 6 December, adding a new overnight session from 9pm to 4am ET, as the exchange races to compete with round-the-clock crypto and tokenised markets and with investors abroad clamouring for access. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/17/what-nvidias-500-billion-wall-street-deal-signals-about-the-ai-boom https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/17/what-nvidias-500-billion-wall-street-deal-signals-about-the-ai-boom Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:05:19 +0200 Nvidia and six of the world's largest investment firms announced plans last week to channel more than $500 billion (€433bn) into AI infrastructure, an arrangement designed to let tech companies build data centres without loading the cost onto their own balance sheets. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/iea-and-opec-split-on-global-oil-demand-estimates-as-strait-of-hormuz-closure-drags https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/iea-and-opec-split-on-global-oil-demand-estimates-as-strait-of-hormuz-closure-drags Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:50:10 +0200 The world's two most watched oil forecasters published sharply conflicting views of 2026 on Wednesday, with the IEA deepening its call for the first annual demand decline since the pandemic while OPEC still sees consumption growing, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/world-markets-mixed-as-oil-and-gold-rise-ahead-of-us-inflation-data https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/world-markets-mixed-as-oil-and-gold-rise-ahead-of-us-inflation-data Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:34:38 +0200 Oil prices climbed and Wall Street pulled back from record highs, while South Korea's Kospi surged more than 4% on renewed chip-buying, as markets brace for a crucial US inflation reading. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/european-stocks-often-crash-in-august-is-this-time-different https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/12/european-stocks-often-crash-in-august-is-this-time-different Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:58:58 +0200 European stocks have historically struggled in August, but the average hides an important detail. A handful of major crises account for most of the losses. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/11/oil-prices-and-us-bond-yields-rise-as-trump-and-iran-trade-reparations-demands https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/11/oil-prices-and-us-bond-yields-rise-as-trump-and-iran-trade-reparations-demands Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:25:37 +0200 Oil prices and US government bond yields both climbed on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump answered Iran's demand for war reparations with a sweeping counterclaim of his own, pushing a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz further out of reach. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/10/oil-prices-rise-as-traders-assess-us-iran-talks-on-strait-of-hormuz-deal https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/10/oil-prices-rise-as-traders-assess-us-iran-talks-on-strait-of-hormuz-deal Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:43:49 +0200 Crude gains as traders watch for progress in US-Iran talks that could pave the way for a deal to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/06/european-stocks-hit-record-highs-the-10-best-performers-of-2026 https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/06/european-stocks-hit-record-highs-the-10-best-performers-of-2026 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:59 +0200 The STOXX Europe 600 has reached record highs. Meet the 10 best-performing European stocks of 2026 and what is fuelling their gains. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/04/oil-rebounds-as-markets-trade-mixed-following-wall-street-rally https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/04/oil-rebounds-as-markets-trade-mixed-following-wall-street-rally Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:09:40 +0200 European markets opened slightly higher on Tuesday morning, while Asia-Pacific shares were mixed overnight following a Wall Street rally supported by easing oil prices. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/03/oil-prices-lower-on-middle-east-hopes-and-as-opec-boosts-production https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/08/03/oil-prices-lower-on-middle-east-hopes-and-as-opec-boosts-production Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:50:51 +0200 Oil prices were lower on Monday morning after OPEC+ boosted production for September and US President Donald Trump called off a planned strike on Iran, putting downward pressure on prices. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/28/shares-slip-as-chip-stocks-come-under-heavy-selling-heres-why https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/28/shares-slip-as-chip-stocks-come-under-heavy-selling-heres-why Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:11:37 +0200 South Korea's Kospi index plunged more than 10% on Tuesday morning as chipmaking stocks came under heavy selling amid renewed concerns over whether the artificial intelligence boom can be sustained. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/27/china-memory-chipmaker-cxmts-shares-soar-in-blockbuster-listing https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/27/china-memory-chipmaker-cxmts-shares-soar-in-blockbuster-listing Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:03:55 +0200 Shares of CXMT, China's largest memory chipmaker, soared on Monday after they began trading in Shanghai in mainland China’s biggest initial public stock offering in recent years. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/27/oil-prices-plunge-as-us-and-iran-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/27/oil-prices-plunge-as-us-and-iran-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:23:22 +0200 Oil prices eased in early trading on Monday, falling further from a two-month high set last week, after the United States and Iran refrained from launching military strikes in the Persian Gulf. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/20/oil-prices-rise-as-fighting-between-us-and-iran-intensifies https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/20/oil-prices-rise-as-fighting-between-us-and-iran-intensifies Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:53:30 +0200 Oil prices rose on Monday morning as fighting between the US and Iran intensified, fuelling concerns over disruptions to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/17/apple-briefly-surpasses-nvidia-as-worlds-most-valuable-company https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/17/apple-briefly-surpasses-nvidia-as-worlds-most-valuable-company Fri, 17 Jul 2026 21:02:53 +0200 Apple, which does not develop its own large language models, has gone from being seen as a laggard in the AI race to being rewarded by investors for its cautious approach and strong iPhone sales. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/14/oil-prices-extend-run-higher-as-fighting-flares-in-the-middle-east https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/14/oil-prices-extend-run-higher-as-fighting-flares-in-the-middle-east Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:53:39 +0200 Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares declined, dragged lower by losses for artificial-intelligence stocks. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/13/oil-prices-climb-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-reignite-supply-concerns https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/13/oil-prices-climb-as-strait-of-hormuz-tensions-reignite-supply-concerns Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:56:31 +0200 Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday after the US carried out airstrikes and Iran retaliated. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/09/sk-hynix-from-near-collapse-to-a-1-trillion-valuation-and-a-nasdaq-listing https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/09/sk-hynix-from-near-collapse-to-a-1-trillion-valuation-and-a-nasdaq-listing Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:55:37 +0200 SK hynix, the South Korean chipmaker whose memory chips power AI data centres around the world, lists on the Nasdaq this week in one of the largest share sales in history, capping a journey from near-bankruptcy to a trillion-dollar valuation. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/08/oil-spikes-and-european-stock-markets-slide-as-trump-says-iran-ceasefire-over https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/08/oil-spikes-and-european-stock-markets-slide-as-trump-says-iran-ceasefire-over Wed, 08 Jul 2026 11:14:16 +0200 Crude oil prices rose more than 6% to a two-week high after US President Donald Trump declared the interim accord to end the war with Iran "over", while fresh US military strikes renewed concerns about oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/08/the-key-global-economic-risks-to-watch-in-the-second-half-of-2026 https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/08/the-key-global-economic-risks-to-watch-in-the-second-half-of-2026 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:18:40 +0200 After six months defined by war, an oil shock and a frenzied AI trade, economists say the rest of the year hangs on a chain of interlocking risks, with the fragile peace between the US and Iran as the key factor. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/07/samsung-loses-over-100bn-in-market-value-despite-record-ai-driven-profit https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/07/samsung-loses-over-100bn-in-market-value-despite-record-ai-driven-profit Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:28:00 +0200 Samsung Electronics has forecast a nineteen-fold leap in quarterly profit, its third record quarter in a row, yet investors responded by wiping more than $100 billion (€87.5bn) off the company's value amid doubts over how long the AI-driven memory boom can last. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/03/asian-stocks-rally-after-dow-sets-fresh-record-though-chip-weakness-lingers https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/03/asian-stocks-rally-after-dow-sets-fresh-record-though-chip-weakness-lingers Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:07:44 +0200 Asian markets pushed higher on Friday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at another record high, with several AI and related chip stocks staging a rebound even as others extended their recent slide. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/02/asian-stocks-slide-on-chip-sell-off-as-markets-await-us-jobs-data https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/02/asian-stocks-slide-on-chip-sell-off-as-markets-await-us-jobs-data Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:39:36 +0200 Asian markets mostly fell on Thursday as a heavy sell-off in chip shares spread across the region, while European stocks opened flat and US futures pointed lower ahead of a closely watched American jobs report. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/02/why-has-wall-street-fallen-out-of-love-with-the-magnificent-seven https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/02/why-has-wall-street-fallen-out-of-love-with-the-magnificent-seven Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:30:13 +0200 Big Tech's mega-cap leaders suffered their worst month in years this June as investors fled the AI-spending trade and capital quietly rotates elsewhere. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/01/the-missing-capital-market-europe-has-37tn-in-savings-why-isnt-more-of-it-reaching-busines https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/07/01/the-missing-capital-market-europe-has-37tn-in-savings-why-isnt-more-of-it-reaching-busines Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:35:46 +0200 Despite capital markets integration being a top priority for EU leadership, member states remain reluctant to deepen it further. A full European capital markets union comparable to the US remains out of reach, even though it is seen as necessary to compete in strategic sectors like AI and defence. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/30/japanese-yen-sinks-to-40-year-low-against-the-us-dollar-as-intervention-looms https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/30/japanese-yen-sinks-to-40-year-low-against-the-us-dollar-as-intervention-looms Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:57:40 +0200 The Japanese yen has dropped to its lowest level against the US dollar in four decades, putting markets on alert for urgent action by Tokyo to halt a slide that record intervention and higher interest rates have so far failed to stop. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/the-investments-that-soared-and-slumped-in-the-first-half-of-2026 https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/the-investments-that-soared-and-slumped-in-the-first-half-of-2026 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:00:54 +0200 The first half of 2026 has rewarded investors who backed the machinery behind AI and punished those who reached for crypto and gold, as the technology boom reshaped which assets thrived and which were left behind. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/record-listing-shifts-focus-from-fundraising-to-deeper-capital-markets https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/27/record-listing-shifts-focus-from-fundraising-to-deeper-capital-markets Sat, 27 Jun 2026 06:00:59 +0200 Executives from the London Stock Exchange, Franklin Templeton and Uzbekistan’s government say governance and liquidity remain central to reform. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/spacex-sheds-600-billion-in-three-days-as-it-taps-the-bond-market-for-the-first-time https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/23/spacex-sheds-600-billion-in-three-days-as-it-taps-the-bond-market-for-the-first-time Tue, 23 Jun 2026 10:53:52 +0200 SpaceX shares have fallen for a third straight session, sinking to their lowest level since the firm's market debut and wiping out most of the spectacular gains made after its IPO, just as it launches its first-ever bond sale. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/oil-prices-slip-as-progress-in-us-iran-talks-eases-supply-concerns https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/22/oil-prices-slip-as-progress-in-us-iran-talks-eases-supply-concerns Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:15:04 +0200 Oil prices retreated on Monday after signs of progress in US-Iran negotiations eased fears of ongoing supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global oil transit route. In the UK, market watchers turned their attention to the departure of the country's prime minister. https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/spacex-lands-investment-grade-credit-ratings-as-shares-tumble-from-record-high https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/06/19/spacex-lands-investment-grade-credit-ratings-as-shares-tumble-from-record-high Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:37:55 +0200 SpaceX has been awarded investment-grade credit ratings by all three major agencies just days after its record stock market debut, even as its newly listed shares slid sharply on Thursday.