- Italy targets climate activists in 'anti-Gandhi' demo clampdown
- US trade chief defends tariff hikes when paired with investment
- EU court blocks French ban on vegetable 'steak' labelling
- Meta AI turns pictures into videos with sound
- US dockworkers return to ports after three-day strike
- DR Congo to begin mpox vaccination campaign Saturday in east
- Meta must limit data use for targeted ads: EU court
- Oil extends gains, jobs report lifts Wall Street
- US hiring soars past expectations in sign of resilient market
- As EU targets Chinese cars, European rivals sputter
- Top EU court finds against FIFA in key transfer market ruling
- Oil extends gains, Hong Kong stocks resume rally
- 'A man provides': Ukrainian miners send families away as Russia advances
- EU states greenlight extra tariffs on EVs from China
- Hong Kong stocks resume rally, oil dips after Middle East-fuelled surge
- Crude stable after Israel-Iran surge, Hong Kong stocks resume gains
- Hera spacecraft to probe asteroid deflected by defence test
- US dockworkers to head back to work after tentative deal
- After Helene's destruction, North Carolina starts to rebuild
- Dockers end three-day strike at Montreal port
- What next for OpenAI after $157 billion bonanza?
- Israel-Hamas war causes 86-percent dive in Gaza GDP: IMF
- Milan's Morata moves house after Inter-fan town mayor 'violates' privacy
- 'Devastating' storm hits Augusta National but Masters will go on
- Relief in Brazil, Asia over delay to EU deforestation rules
- Oil prices jump, stocks fall on Middle East tensions
- Biden says 'discussing' possible Israeli strikes on Iran oil facilities
- Oil prices rise, stocks fall on Middle East tensions
- Oil rallies, stocks mostly retreat on Middle East tensions
- Phasing out teen smoking could save 1.2 mn lives: study
- 'Welcome relief': Asia producers hail EU deforestation law delay
- Japan PM slated to announce plans for 'happiness index'
- Turkish inflation falls less than expected in September at 49.4%
- Easing inflation lifts profit at UK supermarket Tesco
- Skiing calls on UN climate science to combat melting future
- China wine industry looks to breed climate resilience
- Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong drops after surge
- Dutch airline KLM unveils 'firm' cost-cutting measures
- Carpe diem: the Costa Rican women turning fish into fashion
- Senegal looks to aquaculture as fish stocks dwindle
- Will AI one day win a Nobel Prize?
- Climate change, economics muddy West's drive to curb Chinese EVs
- Argentina's Milei vetoes university budget after huge protests
- TotalEnergies plans to grow oil and gas production until 2030
- 2024 Nobels offer glimmer of hope as global crises mount
- Tokyo rallies on weak yen, Hong Kong reverses after surge
- Tunisia readies for vote as incumbent Saied eyes victory
- High childcare costs in US weigh on women's employment
- US voters seek help with crushing childcare costs
- Taiwan shuts down for second day as Typhoon Krathon to land
Europe stocks waver after inflation-driven rout
European stock markets wavered Thursday after recent heavy losses triggered by higher-than-expected US inflation.
London rose, Paris fell and Frankfurt flatlined nearing the half-way stage.
The yen was under pressure as weak Japanese data further fuelled speculation of possible intervention from the Bank of Japan to support the unit.
Traders were awaiting US retail sales data released later in the day.
Equities suffered a rout on Wednesday as higher-than-expected US inflation stoked concern of more hefty Federal Reserve interest rate hikes.
- 'Rollercoaster week' -
"Stock markets are a bit mixed on Thursday following a rollercoaster week in the run-up to, and aftermath of, the US inflation report," said analyst Craig Erlam at trading platform OANDA.
The data showed US annual consumer price inflation slowing by 8.3 percent in August from 8.5 percent in July but markets had expected a bigger fall.
Asian bourses mostly logged cautious gains Thursday, but Shanghai and Seoul dipped.
Analysts said traders have priced in an expected 75 basis-point interest rate hike by the Fed at a meeting next week.
The data "reinforced expectations that the Fed is going to... proceed with further aggressive hikes until inflation comes back under control," said Forex.com analyst Fawad Razaqzada.
US producer price data also affected market sentiment, showing costs dropping for the second straight month, mainly driven by falling US fuel prices.
Global consumer prices have soared this year on Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- which has hiked energy and food costs -- and because of supply chain strains worsened by Covid lockdowns in China.
Central banks are aggressively hiking interest rates to try and cool prices but this is putting the brakes on economic output, increasing expectations of a global recession.
- Key figures at around 1100 GMT -
London - FTSE 100: UP 0.4 percent at 7,315.50 points
Frankfurt - DAX: FLAT at 13,022.23
Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 0.4 percent at 6,197.47
EURO STOXX 50: DOWN 0.2 percent at 3,561.43
Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.2 percent at 27,875.91 (close)
Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 0.4 percent at 18,930.38 (close)
Shanghai - Composite: DOWN 1.2 percent at 3,199.92 (close)
New York - Dow: UP 0.1 percent to 31,135.09 points (close)
Dollar/yen: UP at 143.46 yen from 143.08 yen late Wednesday
Euro/dollar: DOWN at $0.9976 from $0.9981
Pound/dollar: DOWN at $1.1504 from $1.1539
Euro/pound: UP at 86.73 pence from 86.49 pence
Brent North Sea crude: DOWN 0.6 percent at $93.51 per barrel
West Texas Intermediate: DOWN 0.6 percent at $87.95 per barrel
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