European markets extended weekly losses for the third week and market indexes declined for the fourth day in a row on rising global economic uncertainties and shifting sentiment in favor of another rate hike.

European stocks struggled and sovereign bond yields edged higher on the renewed worries of another U.S. rate hike. The U.S. dollar traded near a two-month high.

European markets rebounded and the economy expanded in the second quarter in the Euro Area and industrial production unexpectedly rose June. Consumer price inflation in the UK eased in July.

European markets traded higher in cautious trading after Japan reported a surge in second quarter economic growth but China missed economic estimates. The People's Bank of China lowered its key lending rates.

European markets traded sideways and struggled to advance on the persistent worries of elevated inflation level and weakening global economic backdrop after property sector woes in China deepened.

European market indexes extended weekly losses after volatile trading on the persistent worries of economic uncertainties and hawkish interest rate outlook. Natural gas prices traded near a 2-month high.

European markets advanced and investors reacted to corporate earnings releases. Bond yields held steady in the region. Crude oil traded at a 9-month high and natural gas stayed higher after surging nearly 40% in the previous two sessions.



Banks recovered from losses in the previous session after Italy clarified the windfall tax level. European natural gas prices rose to a two-week high on LNG supplies worries from the U.S.

European markets dropped and banks led losers after Italy imposed windfall tax on banks to finance tax cuts and support first time home buyers. Resource stocks declined after China's exports and imports weakened for the third month in a row.

European markets attempted a rebound and German industrial production unexpectedly declined on the weakness in automobile production. The UK home prices edged slightly lower but remained elevated in July.

European market indexes traded down amid growing worries of global economic slowdown and persistent elevated inflation. The Euro Are wholesale inflation was negative for the second month in a row. The Bank of England raised its key lending rate as expected.

European markets dropped as much as 2% after the U.S. credit rating was revised lower on the worries of rising debt load and the expectation of weakening economic outlook. the number of unemployed declined in Spain to the level last seen in 2008.

European markets struggled after investors debated the future interest rate path and depth of the economic slowdown. Unemployment was stable in the Euro Area in June and manufacturing activities remained weak the in currency union and in the U.K.

Eurozone GDP improved in the second quarter but overall growth remained subdued and Italy's economy contracted in the period. Core inflation in the Euro Are stayed above the overall inflation in July.



European markets traded down in cautious trading after the German economy stalled, the French economy accelerated and the Spanish economy slowed in the second half.