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New York (AFP) - Nvidia edged out other tech giants Tuesday to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company, a rise that also helped lift the Nasdaq to a seventh straight record close. Nvidia's feat came on an up day for most global equity markets in spite of lackluster economic data in the United States and Germany and lingering unease about upcoming political elections in France. All three major US stock indices climbed, along with bourses in Paris, Frankfurt, London and Tokyo. Nvidia, which has enjoyed a monumental ascent over the last 18 months amid enthusiasm over generative a...
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New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks rallied to fresh records Monday behind enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, while European markets bounced despite political uncertainty in France. Both the tech-rich Nasdaq and the broad-based S&P 500 pushed to all-time closing highs. "It's not a broad rally but it's a rally with the index up for sure," said Art Hogan of B. Riley Wealth Management, who pointed to the recent share price gains of Apple, Microsoft and Nvidia as a source of momentum. Hogan also noted that the outlook for US monetary policy had improved somewhat following last week's US infl...
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European stock markets opened the week with caution, following a significant sell-off last week driven by rising political risks in France. The French CAC 40 index showed timed gains of 0.2% by 11:00 CET on Monday, following a 6.2% drop the previous week, marking its worst weekly decline since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and wiping out its gains for 2024. The banking sector was significantly affected, with Societe Generale and BNP Paribas dropping by 14.5% and 12.2%, respectively, last week. These declines triggered a ripple effect, causing the Euro Stoxx Banks index to fa...
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New York (AFP) - Stock markets mostly retreated on Thursday as traders reacted to political uncertainty in Europe and the US Federal Reserve's plan to only cut interest rates once this year. European stocks closed firmly in the red, Paris and Frankfurt shedding around two percent each as investors continued to track fallout from far-right gains in last weekend's EU elections. Returns were better on Wall Street, where both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq finished at fresh records following lower wholesale prices The Dow finished narrowly lower. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve left its key lending rat...
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Federal Reserve officials on Wednesday kept the US interest rate unchanged at 5.3%, explain that, although inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months, it remains persistantly high. They signalled they expected to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year. The policymakers' forecast for one rate cut was down from a previous forecast of three, because of their concerns about inflation. Will far-right surge in Europe pressure renewable energy stocks?France's borrowing costs rise on Macron's snap election decisionIn a statement issued after its two-day meet...
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New York (AFP) - European stock markets and the euro tumbled Tuesday amid heightened political uncertainty following weekend election results that bolstered far-right parties, while a rally in Apple shares lifted US stocks to fresh records. French President Emmanuel Macron's risky gamble of calling new legislative elections, after his centrist party's rout in the EU elections at the weekend, has focussed attention on the country's fragile finances. Major European bourses retreated, with the CAC in Paris losing 1.3 percent. US bourses also began cautiously, but picked up momentum thanks to a mo...
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European assets experienced a risk-off session following the results of the weekend's Parliamentary Elections. The euro decreased by 0.6% against the US dollar, reaching 1.0760 by 1:10 pm CMT. This, combined with last Friday’s 0.8% drop, marked the single currency's worst two-day performance since early February 2023. Euro slumps after Macron calls election and far-right gains in EuropeEurope veers right but centre-ground resists: What the EU election results mean and what's nextIn the equity market, all European indices traded in negative territory. Paris' CAC 40 was the hardest hit, down 1.7...
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New York (AFP) - Wall Street stocks seesawed Friday as a hotter-than-expected US jobs report soothed worries about the economy but fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer. New York's three main indexes finished modestly lower in a muted finale to the week that left both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq near all-time highs struck two days earlier. Friday's losses are "not a big deal because on a weekly basis we are still near the highs of the week, and that in itself is bullish," said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments. Official data showed the world's biggest...
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Citizens across 27 European countries are going to the polls this week to elect new members of the European Parliament, which will then proceed to appoint its president as its first action after the elections on 6-9 June. The question is: Will the new European leadership share the same view on a Capital Markets Union - and will there ever be enough political will to see its fruition? For wider context, the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative was launched by the Jean-Claude Juncker Commission, which adopted the first CMU action plan in September 2015. It set out a list of more than 30 action...
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New York (AFP) - US stocks bounced back from an early morning slump to close higher Tuesday as fresh data showed that job vacancies slipped in April to their lowest level since 2021. Stock markets in Europe and Asia fell, while oil prices slid as the prospect of easing demand worldwide accompanied an announcement from OPEC+ alliance of major crude producers that it would roll back production cuts starting in October. The price of a barrel of both Brent Crude and West Texas Intermediate fell more than one percent on Tuesday, building on recent declines. Investors have shifted nervously in re...
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