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The FTSE 100 has outperformed its mainland European counterparts in early trade today, with energy names leading the way thanks to a fresh surge in crude prices seen yesterday. The latest jobs report saw the UK economy back in focus, with traders continuing to weigh up the chance of an August rate cut despite the […]

European markets are continuing their downbeat tone this morning, with indices throughout the continent trading in the red. Today’s big-ticket news out of Europe came from the UK with inflation coming in higher than expected. Despite headline inflation remaining at 2%, underlying pressures remained stubbornly high, with core (3.5%) and services (5.7%) inflation showing no […]

European markets are losing traction once again today, with equities remaining under pressure after yesterday’s session that saw Chinese economic data highlight the ongoing demand issues from the world’s largest economy. A sharp decline in the German ZEW economic sentiment survey report represented the first move lower in a year, falling to a four-month low […]

A downbeat open in Europe has seen indices throughout the region head lower as markets ease back following a strong week of gains just gone. European luxury names have particularly been under pressure as traders weighed up the potential demand implications from a raft of concerning Chinese data that saw both retail sales and GDP […]

European markets are enjoying a strong end to the week, feeding off a weaker US inflation reading than many had anticipated. While the surprise decline for both core and headline CPI initially helped lift all markets, we soon saw a rotation from big tech to more cyclical stocks. While some will fear the repercussions of […]