World stocks gain ahead of 'formidable' week for risk; oil prices ease
Global shares and bond prices rose on Monday, with investors focused on a week of central bank meetings and corporate earnings
October 25, 2026Global shares and bond prices rose on Monday, with investors focused on a week of central bank meetings and corporate earnings
October 25, 2026The euro fell against the dollar on Monday ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings and with crude oil prices remaining elevated, while the Brazilian
October 26, 2026The markets are starting to act seriously weird. Blame AI
October 26, 2026British retailers this month reported the smallest fall in sales in a year and a half, a survey from the Confederation of British Industry showed on Monday, bucking the
October 26, 2026Federal Reserve policymakers have telegraphed they will not raise US short-term borrowing costs again this week, but with inflation concerns still front and center,
October 26, 2026Euro zone firms are having a harder time getting credit from their banks just as their finances are squeezed by more expensive fuel and higher costs, a European Central
October 26, 2026One week before midterm elections, President Donald Trump is struggling to deliver on his promise to bring down costs
October 26, 2026A mix of volatile bond markets, sticky inflation and shifting foreign exchange dynamics is creating a risk to Asia-focused banks
October 26, 2026Japan's top automobile industry union group is looking to move beyond wage demands aimed merely at keeping pace with inflation in next
October 26, 2026Brazil's economy has beaten expectations in recent years, but mounting debt and entrenched structural problems could complicate leftist
October 25, 2026Brazilians headed to the ballot box on Sunday, in a runoff vote that pits right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former President Jair
October 25, 2026A stagnant housing market hampered by surging mortgage rates, years of soaring home prices and an economy undercut by rising inflation has many sellers stuck in limbo as homes go months without an offer
October 25, 2026Stocks fell on Wall Street as the market came under increasing pressure from rising oil prices
October 23, 2026Major stock indexes ended lower on Friday even as tech shares mostly steadied, while Brent crude oil rose to its highest
October 23, 2026Consumers across party lines are fed up with high gas prices
October 23, 2026US business activity slowed modestly in October, though robust demand allowed companies to raise prices for goods and services, a sign that inflation
October 23, 2026Canadian retail sales rose 1.2% in August from July to C$74.57 billion ($53.2 billion), slightly less than expected, and were led by higher sales at
October 23, 2026Airfares are way up compared to last year. Don’t expect it to change this holiday season
October 23, 2026British businesses are having their strongest month for activity since February as new orders grow and AI-related demand picks up, according to a survey published on Friday.
October 23, 2026Growth across the euro zone's private sector slowed to its weakest pace in four months in October, hurt by an energy-driven rise in costs and a renewed
October 23, 2026Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six
October 23, 2026Germany's private sector growth softened in October as inflows of new work rose only modestly, a preliminary business survey showed on Friday.
October 23, 2026(Corrects to fix typographical error in paragraph 5) A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
October 23, 2026The European Central Bank meets on Thursday against a backdrop of upheaval in France and an Iran war that is keeping energy prices
October 23, 2026