European shares drop as policymakers seek to tame hot inflation

European shares dropped on Monday, while bond yields surged as comments from central bank policymakers heightened fears of aggressive measures to stamp out inflation amid rising risks of a recession.
European shares fall as Ukraine crisis, Fed tightening worries weigh

European shares were set for their worst day in nearly two weeks on Tuesday as worries about the war in Ukraine, aggressive monetary policy tightening by the U.S. Federal Reserve and a batch of upcoming earnings kept investors on edge.
Europe falls again after brutal week for stock markets

Europe’s main bourses fell again on Friday as worries about a sudden stop to central bank stimulus and rising tensions between Western powers and Moscow continued to drive world stocks to one of their worst ever starts to a year.
Marketmind: What could possibly go wrong?

Optimism for the third quarter earnings season has provided a timely boost for equity markets, which flirted with correction territory in September.
European shares fall on inflation, pandemic woes

European shares fell on Wednesday as worries about rising inflation and the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus hit economically sensitive sectors, even as technology stocks tracked an overnight surge in their U.S. peers.
Global shares edge lower on new COVID-19 outbreaks in Asia

Global shares edged lower on Tuesday, as new coronavirus outbreaks in Asia vied with strong U.S. consumer confidence, and as investors speculated about whether the Federal Reserve would accelerate its timetable to end easy monetary policy.
The battle for the future of the US economy is being led by technology stocks!
The Nasdaq 100 Index outperformed, and the Stoxx 600 Index gained more than 1%, with technology stocks leading the way after a decline. Stockholders appeared to shake off inflation concerns that had frightened markets as new signs of skyrocketing inflation emerged. A commodity index hit a two-year high as copper prices surpassed $10,000 per tonne […]