European shares inch up on China boost, rate hike fears limit gains
European shares rose on Tuesday supported by financials and luxury stocks as investors bet on further policy stimulus from China, while hawkish comments from European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde limited gains. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX), closed 0.1% higher, snapping its six-day losing streak. China’s Premier Li Qiang said the country’s economic growth in the second […]
Spanish court wants BBVA and former chairman to face trial in spying case
A Spanish High Court judge proposed Spain’s second-largest lender BBVA (BBVA.MC),and its former chairman stand trial for alleged bribery and disclosure of company secrets following a probe into alleged corporate spying, a court document released on Thursday showed. BBVA was placed under investigation in July 2019 for hiring a private investigation agency allegedly run by former […]