markets 08/05/2017 Macron's victory gets muted reaction from financial markets After a brief bounce, European indices mostly dipped into the red as investors shifted their focus from politics to monetary policy.
markets 16/03/2017 European shares jump on Dutch election result and dovish Fed European shares hit their best level in 15 months on Thursday helped by the Dutch election and the laid back approach by the Federal Reserve.
markets 13/03/2017 Repsol's Alaska oil find enough to supply Spain for four years Spanish energy firm Repsol's shares jumped after it announced it has found a field with enough crude to supply all of needs of Spain for four years.
Cinema 09/02/2017 The future of the industry under discussion at the European Film Market in Berlin The Berlin Film Festival is like to be the most political of the big festivals.
markets 30/01/2017 Global share markets suffer a Trump slump Nervous investors sold shares on Monday because of uncertainty about the effects of the immigration curbs introduced by the new US president.
economy 24/11/2016 Euro zone faces tense times in the wake of Brexit and Trump warns ECB ECB fears for the euro zone
markets 07/11/2016 Shares rise as Clinton looks more likely to win US election News that Hillary Clinton won't face criminal charges over her email server scandal helped push up share prices and the value of the dollar on Monday.
markets 02/11/2016 Global stock markets fall on Trump presidency concerns Opinion polls showing Donald Trump's numbers improving have hit share prices around the world as well as the value of the dollar.
markets 10/10/2016 No DoJ deal for Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank has failed to secure a speedy deal with the US Department of Justice over the misselling of mortgage-backed securities.
markets 05/10/2016 Wall Street boosted by higher oil prices, European markets mostly down Wall Street got a boost on Wednesday from financial stocks and higher oil prices, while the pound hit a three-decade low against the dollar.
markets 30/09/2016 Deutsche Bank boss offers reassurance after shares slump Deutsche Bank shares continued their gyrations - down nearly nine percent at one stage on Friday on fears about its stability.
markets 06/07/2016 Pound hits new post-Brexit low The pound has slumped further in reaction to the UK's vote to leave the European Union, at one stage slipping below $1.28 in trading in Asia. The euro is also weak.
economy 29/06/2016 European share bounce back continues, weaker dollar helps the pound The bounce back continues for Europe's stock markets. Britain's FTSE 100 index had recovered all of its post-Brexit losses by the end of trading on Wednesday.
economy 28/06/2016 Shares and the pound rebound somewhat from Brexit sell off Share prices in London and around Europe bounced back after the hammering they have taken since Friday.
USA 27/06/2016 Wall Street closes 1.5% down amid continuing Brexit blues The Brexit effect is still being felt across world markets….
economy 27/06/2016 City and pound slide as Osborne fails to slay Brexit dragon So much for the British finance minister’s calming words.
economy 24/06/2016 Wall Street drops sharply after Brexit U.S. stocks have fallen sharply, with the Dow Jones industrial average dropping as much as 538 points, as Britain's vote to quit the European Union sent a shock wave through global financial markets.
economy 23/06/2016 Markets show faith in a UK remain vote The pound hit a high for 2016 as global stocks rallied and the markets followed the bookies and backed Britain to remain in the EU.
economy 23/06/2016 Markets calm as EU referendum under way in Britain European markets opened slightly higher as Britain goes to the polls to vote on whether to leave or stay in the European Union.
economy 22/06/2016 Markets use the bookmakers to gauge Brexit sentiment As last few hours tick down before Britain's EU referendum the directors of 51 FTSE 100 companies have signed a letter in support of Britain remaining in the European Union.
