Equity markets diverged Wednesday as attention turned away from recent turbulence in tech stocks to the outlook for interest rates, with the Fed and the ECB both holding their first major meetings of the year.

At 06:55 ET (11:55 GMT), the DAX index in Germany gained 0.8%, the FTSE 100 in the UK rose 0.4%, while the CAC 40 in France slipped 0.2%.

LVMH says 2025 is off to a good start as it reports an increase in sales in its most recent quarter. US President Donald Trump is offering buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not

French stocks are down in negative territory Wednesday morning, weighed down by losses in the luxury sector as industry major LVMH's

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Investing.com - European stock markets edged higher Friday, with investors digesting more corporate earnings as well as regional inflation data after the European Central Bank’s latest easing of monetary policy.

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The Federal Reserve kicked off its second Trump era right where it left off: Doing exactly what it wanted to do, ignoring President Donald Trump’s demands that it lower rates.

It takes time for the Fed’s decisions to filter through the economy — and then even more time for consumers to see the difference.

Banríon Capital Management Founder and CEO Shana Orczyk Sissel said the moderation in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter might prompt the Federal Reserve to initiate "more rate cuts in 2025 than I originally thought.

The president bashed Jerome Powell on inflation less than two hours after the Fed chair announced interest rates would stay put. As Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan may attest, Trump’s timing is not coincidental.