It was a seesaw start to the week on Monday. Following a mixed session in Asia, European shares were unable to hold onto initial gains and slipped into negative territory. Investors digested a drop in...

The Fed brought forward the discussion of the next interest rate hike. An EgyptAir plane goes missing. In isolation, both these events would have the power to bring down almost any stock market. It is...

European shares struggled on Wednesday, tracking losses in Asia, as markets were hit with renewed expectations that the US Federal Reserve could raise interest rates later this year. Among those at...

Yesterday’s stock market rally proved to be short lived as fears of a US rate hike sent equity investors running for cover. Spurred by data showing gains in consumer prices and new-home...

Doubts on the stability of China’s economy resurfaced over the weekend, when data emerged showing investment, factory output and retail sales in the country grew slower than expected in April....

What started off looking like an optimistic day of earnings, ended up with markets worldwide closing largely in the red. In Asia, markets were mixed as disappointing results from automakers offset a...

A €75 million trade fund launched by HSBC Bank Malta ten months ago to help Maltese businesses expand internationally has crossed the 80 per cent utilisation mark, becoming another attestation to...

In a classic case of what goes up must come down, stock markets around the world traded lower on Wednesday. Weak corporate earnings weighed on most indices after strong results helped bourses stage a...

After last week’s rough patch, investors are being offered some respite this morning as general market prices have returned to positive territory again. European stocks rose from a one-month low...

Global markets were largely unchanged on Thursday as investors await the release of perhaps the single-most anticipated economic data release, US non-farm payrolls (NFPs). The number, and the extent...