United Kingdom 08/12/2017 Pound jumps on Brexit breakthrough There was a sigh of relief across financial markets after the UK and the EU agreed to start talks on post-Brexit trade and a transition period.
economy 27/11/2017 Bitcoin soars to record high Virtual currency Bitcoin has soared to a new record high, more than doubling in value since the beginning of October.
economy 20/11/2017 German stocks edgy but not spooked by political crisis Confidence about the outlook for the global economy and the euro zone has apparently helped investors brush off worries about the risk of new elections.
economy 02/11/2017 Bitcoin rockets above 6000 euros for the first time The value of Bitcoin has increased more than tenfold over the past year
economy 11/10/2017 Markets hopeful of Spanish-Catalan dialogue Markets show hope for resolve in Spain over Catalan independence
economy 25/09/2017 Euro slips after German election results The euro slipped against its major peers early on Monday as markets digested the German election result. Traders appeared concerned over the
economy 29/08/2017 Euro rises above $1.20 for first time in over two years Maybe it's time to schedule that shopping trip to New York: the single currency has hit its strongest level against the dollar in over two years.
economy 24/07/2017 Greece returns to the bond markets Greece has returned to the bond markets selling debt to private investors for the first time in three years. The sale of around 3 billion euros of
United Kingdom 09/06/2017 Sterling falls as markets react to UK election result Sterling dropped as much as 2.5 percent as the UK election results came through, while the FTSE share index opened higher. The pound recorded
economy 30/05/2017 Amazon shares pass $1,000 for first time Shares in the company Amazon have gone past the 1,000 dollar mark for the first time. It is a major new milestone for the online seller, which has
markets 18/05/2017 Brazilian shares tumble on fears president could be ousted Brazil's Bovespa index fell 10 percent on a report President Michel Temer condoned an attempt to silence a potential witness in a corruption probe.
markets 17/05/2017 Trump worries pull down financial markets Worries about political turmoil in the United States led investors to sell shares on Wednesday. The dollar also lost value against other currencies.
economy 15/05/2017 Oil prices jump as biggest producers plan to extend output cuts Saudi Arabia and Russia have agreed to pump less through until March 2018 to further cut the huge amount of oil in storage around the world.
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 05/05/2017 Oil stabilises, stocks rise on Macron confidence Oil prices have been on a roller coaster ride from oversupply worries, strong opinion poll numbers for French centrist Macron boosted share prices.
corporate 26/04/2017 Could Twitter be enjoying a Trump fuelled turnaround? Twitter - the social media platform beloved by US president Donald Trump - saw its shares surgeafter it added a lot more users that had been expected.
markets 25/04/2017 Stock markets calm after Macron rally Europe's stock markets made moderate gains on Tuesday with as investors shifted their focus from politics to business fundamentals.
markets 24/04/2017 French election relief rally pushes up share prices There were no surprises from the first round of the French election which meant a relief rally for the European stock markets and beyond.
markets 21/04/2017 Investors cautious ahead of too-close-to-call French election France's CAC40 underperformed other European indexes on Friday with investors cautious ahead of the first round of the presidential election.
USA 11/04/2017 United faces global backlash after dragging passenger from plane United Airlines may lose hundreds of millions of euros as the airline faces continued backlash after dragging a passenger from an overbooked flight.
