Amanda Cooper

Global shares turned lower on Monday as traders focused on inflation data and chip stocks fell, while Beijing's promise of stimulus lifted oil and gold prices.

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper.

French stocks and bonds fell sharply on Wednesday, driving the premium the government pays for long-term borrowing to its highest since the euro zone debt crisis of 2012, as investors grew uneasy over the fate of the new government and its budget.

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking feedback on proposals to give lenders more time to handle complaints on non-discretionary motor finance commissions, after a landmark ruling widened the number of customers they may need to compensate.

The pound headed for its biggest weekly loss since January on Friday, under pressure from weak UK economic data and a surging dollar that is getting a lift from investors' conviction that Donald Trump's policies will drive up U.S. growth and inflation.

Dollar notches weekly gain as traders reassess rate cut expectations

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper.

Global investors changed their expectations on the global economy in the wake of Donald Trump's election win, and now see higher growth than they did before, as well as higher inflation, according to Bank of America's monthly fund manager survey.

The pound rose on Thursday ahead of a Bank of England rate decision, although trading was still mostly dominated by the reverberations of Donald Trump's win in the U.S. presidential elections that fuelled a huge dollar rally.

The pound edged up on Tuesday as traders awaited the outcome of a U.S. election that has proven too close to call for weeks, and separately, the Bank of England's decision on interest rates later in the week.