LONDON (Alliance News) – The FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, giving back earlier gains made on a weak sterling, as a decline in the dollar supported a recovery in the… Read More

WASHINGTON (Alliance News) – Gold futures were higher Tuesday morning in the wake of President Donald Trump’s ban on certain Muslim nationals from entering the US. Gold for April was up 10… Read More

BRUSSELS (Alliance News) – The euro area economy expanded at a slightly faster pace in the fourth quarter, preliminary flash estimate from Eurostat showed Tuesday. Gross domestic product grew 0.5% quarter-on-quarter in… Read More

  TOKYO (Alliance News) – The Bank of Japan maintained its monetary policy as widely expected at its first meeting of this year on Tuesday and upgraded its economic outlook, while leaving… Read More

VIENNA (Alliance News) – Eurozone economic confidence strengthened for a fifth consecutive month in January to the highest level in nearly six years, signaling that the currency bloc entered the year 2017… Read More

LONDON (Alliance News) – A rise in political instability following US President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugee travel from seven predominantly Islamic countries hurt sentiment on the London stock market on… Read More

LONDON (Alliance News) – Lloyds Banking Group PLC said Monday the UK government has sold a further tranche of shares in the bank, bringing its interest in the lender to below 5%…. Read More

WASHINGTON (Alliance News) – Crude oil futures fell Friday morning, unable to sustain any direction amid speculation US supplies will continue to rise. With American companies adding rigs at a strong pace,… Read More

VIENNA (Alliance News) – Eurozone banks lent funds to businesses and households at a faster pace in December, figures from the European Central Bank showed Friday. Lending to businesses grew an adjusted… Read More

LONDON (Alliance News) – UK Prime Minister Theresa May will become the first foreign leader to visit US president Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, in a meeting she hopes… Read More