Asia stocks rise as Fed tamps down hike fears; yen leaps

Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose on Thursday after the Federal Reserve downplayed risks of an interest rate hike, while the yen was bumpy after another burst of suspected intervention from Japan. Read More

Stock market today: Asian markets wobble after Fed sticks with current interest rates

Asian markets are wobbling in early trading after U.S. stocks swung to a mixed ... a slower pace compared to the data in March. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index added 2.4% to 18,190.32. Other markets in ... Read More

China's factory, services activity growth slows in April

Growth slowed in China's manufacturing and services sectors in April, official surveys showed on Tuesday, suggesting a loss of momentum for the world's second-biggest economy at the start of the ... Read More

FTSE 100 Live 15 April: Index closes lower after approaching record, Goldman profit surprise, UK jobs in focus

Kingfisher has issued a string of profit warnings,, caught up in a wider slowdown caused by slowing house markets amid rising interest rates. There is a link between people sprucing up their homes for ... Read More

Fed holds rates as it warns fight against inflation has hit a bump

The world’s largest central bank has warned that its fight against inflation has hit a bump in the road, forcing it to keep interest rates at a 23-year-high. Read More

Ofcom warns broadcasters to remain impartial ahead of election, FTSE 100 hits new record high – business live

FTSE shows ‘more stamina’ and is on track for its sixth consecutive session of gains, the first such winning streak since August 2023 ... Read More

IMF chief quotes Churchill as she warns of global chaos

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged countries to cut debt and slash red tape to revive growth as she warned the world was becoming more vulnerable to economic shocks. Read More

AP finds grueling conditions in Indian shrimp industry that report calls 'dangerous and abusive'

India is the top supplier of shrimp to the U.S., with Indian shrimp stocked in freezers at most of the nation’s biggest grocery store and restaurant chains. The ... Read More

Ofcom warns broadcasters to remain impartial ahead of election, FTSE 100 hits new record high – as it happened

FTSE shows ‘more stamina’ and is on track for its sixth consecutive session of gains, the first such winning streak since August 2023 ... Read More