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Bitcoin rockets above 6000 euros for the first time

The value of Bitcoin has increased more than tenfold over the past year

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Markets hopeful of Spanish-Catalan dialogue

Markets show hope for resolve in Spain over Catalan independence

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Euro slips after German election results

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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.

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Greece returns to the bond markets

United Kingdom

Sterling falls as markets react to UK election result

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Amazon shares pass $1,000 for first time

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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

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

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

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

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.

Business Series

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

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

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

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

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.

World News

Investors, edgy after US strikes in Syria, turn to oil and gold

Investors in Europe were edgy on Friday following the US air strikes in Syria, but stocks erased most of their initial losses after US officials called the attack a one-off event that would not lead t

Markets

US Syrian airstrikes hurt market, sparks rush to safe havens

Stockmarkets dipped on news of the US airstrikes in Syria, but generally recovered after Washington officials said there would be "no escalation".

Economy

Sterling battles back as Brexit is born

Markets show restraint as Brexit comes into being