Shares have opened higher in Europe but were mostly lower in Asia, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates this year in an effort to fight inflation

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.7% as the inflation pressures on the British economy have become more benign after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to sign deal to end their war

Bank of England holds main interest rate at 3.75% as inflation pressures on UK economy become more benign

French President Emmanuel Macron is opening the gilded gates of Louis XIV’s palace to U.S. President Donald Trump for a private reception, show and dinner marking America’s 250th birthday

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation

U.S. stocks dropped on speculation the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs