London Stock Exchange Share Index Getty We are at a very delicate time for global markets and a very touchy moment for the U.K. and its FTSE 100 index. It is quite possible that the roof is about to f...
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U.K. Markets Cheer After Liz Truss Resigns. Stocks, Bonds, and the Pound Gain.
British investors cheered the resignation of Prime Minister Liz Truss, whose recent budget plans disrupted markets and prompted intervention by the Bank of England. Stocks, bonds, and the pound crept ...
U.K. could trigger a global crisis as pound collapses while bond yields soar, Larry Summers says
““A currency crisis in a reserve currency could well have global consequences. I am surprised that we have heard nothing from the IMF.”” — Larry Summers, former U.S. Treasury secretary Former U.S. Tre...
S&P 500, Nasdaq book 3rd day of gains after Fed minutes point to another big rate increase this month to tackle inflation
U.S. stocks end higher Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting signaled another big interest rate-hike is likely later this month despite the risk of slowing economic grow...
Dow books 4th day of gains, stocks rally after Fed minutes signal flexibility on interest rate hikes
Stocks closed higher Wednesday as investors took away a message of flexibility from the release of minutes of the early May Federal Reserve meeting about its path to higher interest rates. How did sto...
Dow makes 612-point turnaround as Nasdaq leads rebound in final hour of trading
U.S. stocks rallied in the final hour of trading on Monday as some investors interpreted the 10-year Treasury yield’s breach of 3% as a sign that the bond-market’s selloff may have exhausted itself fo...
European stocks pounded as oil spikes on possible ban on Russian imports
European stocks careened lower on Monday on the threat of further sanctions against commodities production giant Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -2.63% slumped nearly 4...
Unilever skids after attempt to snag Glaxo’s consumer-health unit, as FTSE 100 climbs
Unilever shares slumped Monday as the consumer products giant suggested it might increase its offer for GlaxoSmithKline’s consumer health unit. Unilever ULVR, -7.02% fell 7% as Glaxo revealed it’s rej...