European markets advanced after the People's Bank of China announced a broad range of economic stimulus measures to revive faltering economic growth and support weak property markets. 

Business activities in the European Union contracted for the fourth month in a row amid persistent weakness in the manufacturing sector. Germany's SDP narrowly won an election in the Brandenburg state.

European markets trimmed weekly gains after luxury goods and vehicle makers with significant exposure to China led the decliners. Germany's producer price inflation extended its yearlong decline in August, and the UK's retail sales accelerated after warmer weather boosted demand for food and apparel. 

European markets advanced after the Federal Reserve cut its lending rate range by 50 basis points. The Bank of England and the Norges Bank held steady their interest rate range. 

European markets struggled to advance and traded in a tight range ahead of rate decisions from major central banks. Consumer price inflation in the eurozone was confirmed, and in the UK it held steady at 2.2%.

European markets advanced ahead of rate decisions from major central banks later in the week. German investor sentiment dropped to an 11-month low amid faltering economic recovery and growing problems in the automobile sector. 

European markets struggled to advance as investors anticipated monetary policy decisions from several major central banks this week.



Benchmark indexes in France, Germany, and the UK extended weekly gains to 1% a day after the ECB lowered its key lending rates. France's consumer price inflation was revised lower in August, and the Euro Area industrial output extended weakness to the eighteenth month. 

The European Central Bank lowered its key lending rates by 25 basis points and lowered its GDP growth estimates between 2024 and 2026. The ECB statement noted inflation is high partly because domestic wages are still rising at an elevated pace.

European markets jumped around 1% ahead of the widely anticipated rate cut from the European Central Bank. The Bank of England watered down and delayed its banking overhaul for the second time in a year.

European markets lacked direction ahead of the release of monetary policy decisions and economic projections on Thursday. The UK's GDP stagnated for the second month in a row in July.

Germany's inflation in August was confirmed at 1.9%, and the U.K.'s wage growth and jobless rate matched market expectations. 

European markets rebounded from the previous week's decline of 3% and looked ahead to the expected interest rate cuts and inflation updates later in the week. 

European markets struggled to advance for the fifth session in a row amid rate path worries and economic growth anxieties. The Euro Area second quarter GDP growth was revised slightly lower, and Germany's trade surplus dropped to a four-month low.



European markets lacked direction and hovered near two-week lows amid the global rate path and economic growth uncertainties. Retail sales in the eurozone declined in July from a year ago, but Germany's factory orders rose unexpectedly.