European equities markets made gains Friday after the US Commerce Department reported that the US economy grew by 1.6 percent in the second quarter, a little more than expected, and on comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bernanke said in his opening remarks to a symposium of central bankers from around the world being [...]

European equities markets were up Thursday as investors were cheered by a US Labor Department report showing that there were 31,000 fewer first-time filings for unemployment benefits in the US last week, the first decline in a month as 473,000 people claimed jobless benefits for the first time. The FTSE 100 was up 0.91 percent [...]

European equities markets were lower again Wednesday on more bad economic news from the United States as new home sales dropped to the lowest on record in July, while durable goods orders rose there last month, but by much less than had been forecast. After the National Association of Realtors reported yesterday that existing home [...]