European shares closed at record high as banking and defence stocks gain
Wall Street subdued as investors watch for signs of escalation in US trade restrictions
Wall Street subdued as investors watch for signs of escalation in US trade restrictions
Upbeat earnings from German industrial giant Siemens lift investor sentiment
Investors don’t seem unduly bothered by the ‘dumbest trade war in history’
FTSE 100 declines but ends well off its lows amid hopes of a de-escalation in Donald Trump’s trade war.
Half the valuation gap between US and non-US stocks among top 1,000 firms globally is explained simply by location of listing
Dutch chip company ASML leads tech stocks higher, but luxury companies tumble
Diageo gains 4.3% on report of potential spin-off or sale of Guinness
Dior, LVMH, Kering and Hermes among the luxury goods companies to advance after Cartier owner Richemont posted strong quarterly earnings
But the FTSE 100 ended the session in negative territory after energy advances were offset by declines for banks
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Tesla among the fallers on Wall Street after it reports its first fall in annual deliveries
European stocks edge lower amid thin trading volumes in holiday-shortened week
Indices in Europe end last full trading week with losses as Washington again battles to stop government shutdown
Wall Street rebounds slightly from a selloff prompted by the Fed‘s hawkish 2025 outlook on interest rates
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Dublin’s Iseq finished up 2.25% while FTSE rebounds
Wall Street tumbles after warnings from Microsoft and Meta Platforms about escalating AI costs
FTSE 250 edges higher as investors conclude Labour government’s first budget is less punitive on businesses than previously feared
Unilever leads household goods companies higher, while Kerry Group advances in Dublin
Irish banks out of sorts as builders trend lower
Participants in the Crystal Ball Trading Challenge were given advance data but still didn’t do very well
Mixed day for banks and building firms on Irish market
Homebuilders rise but banks have mixed day
Absence of new details about China’s stimulus measures triggers decline in companies that draw a large part of their revenue from the world’s second-largest economy
FTSE 100 lags its peers as energy giants track a decline in crude oil prices
Euronext Dublin outperformed international peers as the index finished the day up 42 basis points
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is due to speak at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday
Investors awaiting interest rate clues from Jackson Hole
After slew of economic data, investor focus will now turn to speech by Federal Reserve chairman next week
Investors brace for key economic data from the US and Europe due this week
The yen carry trade is a symptom not a cause of investor anxiety
European stocks were flat after latest US jobless claims data helped ease concerns of slowdown
Strong day for banking stocks lifts Irish market, while Airbnb and Puma fall after weak outlook statements
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