Commuters cycles past the Bank of England (BOE), left, in the City of London, UK, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2024. The central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s interest rate decision is scheduled for release on Sept. 19. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday said it would hold interest rates steady following its…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 23, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Central banks around the world are set to kick off or continue interest rate cuts this fall, bringing an end to an era of historically high borrowing costs. In September, the U.S. Federal Reserve is all but…
LONDON — European markets fell sharply at the start of the new trading week, though pared losses towards the end of the session amid a global stock sell-off. The regional Stoxx 600 index closed 2.17% lower, pulling back from declines of more than 3% as the technology sector clawed back some ground to end 0.9% lower. All sectors and…