Column: German Greens shifting market calculus

Five months is a long time in German politics but a mould-breaking surge in support for the Green party ahead of September’s Federal election has markets crunching numbers to assess its likely role in the next ruling coalition. Record high German stock prices, soaring EU carbon permit prices and less negative German debt yields all […]
European shares at fresh one-year peak after dovish ECB signal

(Reuters) – European stocks hit their highest level in a year on Thursday as worries about a spike in inflation eased and the European Central Bank said it was ready to accelerate money-printing to keep a lid on euro zone borrowing costs.