European equities finished lower on Monday as the European Central Bank kicked off its bond-buying program and speculation continued that the better-than-expected U.S. jobs report would lead the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates soon. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index (^STOXX) closed around 0.3 percent lower, with most major bourses and sectors in negative Read More
March 2015
By Hideyuki Sano and Vidya Ranganathan TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks buckled while the dollar held firm on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data fanned expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than previously thought. Stock markets across Asia, including Japan’s Nikkei <.N225>, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia fell broadly, with MSCI’s Read More
European equities closed mixed on Friday, after fresh jobs data from the U.S. beat market expectations. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 (FTSE International: .FTEU3) ended slightly higher on the day and posted its fifth weekly gain in a row, according to Thomson Reuters. European stocks pared gains after the U.S. employment report, following a similar trend Read More
By Caroline Copley BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s lower house of parliament passed legislation on Friday requiring major companies to allot 30 percent of seats on non-executive boards to women, as a new survey found females remain grossly under-represented in business life. Although Germany has been led by a woman, Angela Merkel, since 2005, there is Read More
European equities ended higher on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) set a start date for its bond-buying program and upped economic growth forecasts for the euro zone. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 (FTSE International: .FTEU3) finished around 0.8 percent higher at 1,569, with all major bourses and sectors posting solid gains, having touched a Read More
Here are three things to keep in mind while watching the market today: Number 1: Young traders out there, don’t look to the European Central Bank for clues on how to cleverly wait for your price. The ECB told the world six weeks ago that it was sort of keen to buy about one trillion Read More
Investors need to be cautious on rotating into European equities, according to the CEO of an independent asset management group, who urged people not to get carried away with one of the main investment stories of the year so far. “It’s fascinating: everybody is moving from the U.S. into Europe,” Alexander Friedman, CEO of Swiss-based Read More
By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Thursday after Wall Street continued to pull back from record highs ahead of Friday’s closely-watched U.S. jobs data, while the nervous euro languished at an 11-year low prior to the European Central Bank’s policy meeting. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan <.MIAPJ0000PUS> shed Read More
European equities finished higher on Wednesday as investors geared up for the European Central Bank’s (ECB) policy meeting on Thursday. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 Index (^STOXX) closed around 0.6 percent higher, after a fairly cautious trading week so far. The French CAC (Euronext Paris: .FCHI) and German DAX (^GDAXI) both closed just shy of Read More
Investors have been clammoring for European equities ever since the European Central Bank announced plans to buy $ 1 trillion in government bonds early this year. Germany’s DAX (^GDAXI) is hovering at a record, while the Stoxx Europe 600 (STXX) is near an 8-year high. However riding these stock markets higher won’t guarantee top returns. Read More