LONDON – European markets pulled back sharply on Monday as investors continued to track tensions in Ukraine and remarks from US Federal Reserve officials about the interest rate outlook. The pan-European Stoxx 600 slid 2.6% in early trade, with banks plunging 4.5% to lead losses as all sectors and major stock exchanges slid into negative … Read more
A man works at the Amur Gas Processing Plant in Russia. Measuring 800ha in area, it has an estimated annual capacity of 42bln cbm of natural gas. Yuri Smityuk | TASS | Getty Images The European Commission on Thursday raised its inflation expectations for this year, but is still expecting prices to move below the … Read more
Italian Special Air Force aerobatic unit spreads smoke with the colors of the Italian flag over the city of Rome. AB Pool – Corbis | Corbis News | Getty Images An eventual result in Italy’s presidential elections may have averted political instability for now, but market watchers are wary over the economic and political future … Read more