Global stocks hit an all-time high amid expectations that the economic recovery will remain robust outweighed caution over whether the Federal Reserve will start to talk [...]

The G7 countries of the US, Japan, Germany, the UK, France, Italy and Canada reached accord on global minimum corporate tax of at least 15%. The agreement will stop [...]

Speculation grew that central banks were starting to talk about tapering their bond-buying programmes. The US moderated its proposals for a global minimum tax rate for large [...]

Global stocks suffered their worst week since February as investors were unsettled by far higher than expected inflation data out of the US. UK The FTSE 100 fell 1.2% over [...]

The US administration indicated it would support a suspension of intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines. Such a suspension would allow any pharmaceutical [...]

Robust corporate earnings helped major indices hit records in April, although a surge in COVID-19 infections in Brazil and India along with signs of a slowdown in China’s [...]

Global stock markets retreated while bonds rallied as investor sentiment swung from cheering strong economic data to concern over the worsening global coronavirus situation. [...]

Global stocks reached fresh highs and bonds rallied sharply following the release of upbeat economic data in the US and reassurances that the Federal Reserve will continue to [...]

US and European equities hit fresh highs during the week. While the UK’s FTSE 100 Index rallied, it remained below its pre-pandemic level, although the domestically focused [...]

Global stocks generally rallied as surveys of manufacturing showed that activity in the sector was surging. Joe Biden’s plans for ambitious infrastructure spending also [...]