Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip

Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the euro and sterling rallied against the dollar after a report said Britain is ready to drop a key Brexit demand......»»

Last-minute tweaks to Britain's deal to leave the European Union triggered gains across global stocks and propelled sterling higher on Tuesday, soothing investor worries about a possible no-deal exit that has unnerved financial markets in recent months......»»

Santa delivered his traditional end of year rally on Thursday as world stocks made a third day of gains and the pound and the euro both stayed strong after the latest bout of Brexit drama......»»

Sterling closed in on its highest since mid-2018 as UK and EU negotiators prepared to announce a .....»»

British stocks began the new year with a bang on Thursday but the pound slipped as 2020 started with the same old Brexit fears......»»

Global equity markets extended a year-end rally on Thursday that has pushed U.S. and world stock benchmarks to record highs, while bond yields in Europe rose after Sweden stopped five years of negative interest rates, signaling the end of a sub-zero era......»»

European stocks skidded off record highs and sterling dropped more than 1% on Tuesday, as reports that Britain's prime minister was ready to play rough in Brexit talks brought December's cross-market rally to a halt......»»

Santa came early to Asia's stock markets on Tuesday as trade deal optimism, positive economic signals in China and Wall Street's rally sent shares to an 18-month high, while familiar Brexit worries knocked sterling......»»

Stocks rose and the pound gained on Friday as the prospect of a China-U.S. trade deal and an election victory for Britain's Brexit-backing Conservative Party cleared two of the darkest clouds on the global investment horizon......»»

Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has won Britain’s crunch election and gained a solid majority as voters backed his pledge to get Brexit done......»»

World shares took a fresh run at record highs on Thursday, as all the right messages from the U.S. Federal Reserve set traders up nicely for a packed day of milestone central bank meetings and a Brexit-defining election in Britain......»»

Geopolitical tensions, muted economic data and mixed earnings stymied global stocks and weighed on crude oil prices on Friday with sterling hovering just above one week lows amid a new bout of Brexit anxiety......»»

World stock indexes climbed on Wednesday as investors brushed aside some earnings disappointments, while the British pound inched up as European Union leaders delayed a decision on whether to grant Britain a three-month Brexit extension......»»

World stocks flatlined after China posted its weakest growth in nearly three decades on Friday, while the dollar headed for its worst week in almost four months having been pummeled by pound and euro Brexit rallies......»»

Asian stocks stumbled on Friday, erasing earlier gains after China posted its weakest growth in nearly three decades, countering a global lift in sentiment on the UK and European Union striking a long-awaited Brexit deal......»»

Asian stocks stumbled on Friday after China posted its weakest growth in nearly three decades, countering a global lift in sentiment on the UK and European Union striking a long-awaited Brexit deal......»»

Asian stocks and the pound gained on Tuesday as investors held out hope that Britain still had a chance of avoiding a messy exit from the European Union at key negotiations this week......»»

Global stocks and the euro rallied on Friday on signs of a detente in the U.S.-China trade war and hopes that Britain was moving closer to a smooth exit from the European Union......»»

Stock indexes worldwide rebounded on Wednesday, and the euro and pound sterling bounced back as easing geopolitical concerns and upbeat economic data from China brought buyers back to the equities market......»»

Britain's pound bounced from three-year lows on Wednesday after a parliamentary vote raised the prospect of another delay to Brexit, while an easing of worries about political risk in Italy helped push world stocks higher......»»