International News
Europe close: Stocks end mixed, but oil majors' shares sought out
European shares opened higher on Monday driven by energy stocks, but gave back early gains, in part following data showing that Germany's trade balance fell into a surprise deficit in May.
Bundesbank chief warns against using ECB's tools to contain wider spreads
The head of Germany's central bank urged caution on using policy tools to limit the borrowing costs of weaker economies within the single-currency bloc.
Regional focus sees sales rebound at Pret A Manger
Pret A Manger said on Monday it had returned to profitability after the café chain refocused on stores outside of London.
Eurozone facing recession as investor morale plummets
Recession in the Eurozone is now "inevitable", a closely-watched survey suggested on Monday, after war in Ukraine and the growing energy crisis caused investor morale to slump.
German trade balance pushed into deficit as exports fall
German exports fell last month, official data showed on Monday, pushing the country’s trade balance into a surprise deficit.
Bitcoin´s price remains under pressure: Voyager Digital halts withdrawals
The cryptocurrency market continues its pessimistic outlook that it signed off the second quarter of the year with and which has carried over into the month of July. After last week's falls, that saw the Bitcoin´s (BTC) price succumb to selling pressure and fall to $18,700, according to data from CoinMarketCap, the digital currency is holding at $19,000, weighed down by bad news from the sector, with other cryptoasset lending companies and funds on the edge of the abyss.
Asia report: Shares broadly higher in quiet trade
Asian shares were broadly higher on Monday with indices up in all major markets, bar Hong Kong which was slightly lower.