The Federal Reserve opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged in its first policy meeting since President Trump's inauguration.

Equity markets diverged Wednesday as attention turned away from recent turbulence in tech stocks to the outlook for interest rates, with the Fed and the ECB both holding their first major meetings of the year.

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At 06:55 ET (11:55 GMT), the DAX index in Germany gained 0.8%, the FTSE 100 in the UK rose 0.4%, while the CAC 40 in France slipped 0.2%.

French stocks are down in negative territory Wednesday morning, weighed down by losses in the luxury sector as industry major LVMH's

LVMH says 2025 is off to a good start as it reports an increase in sales in its most recent quarter. US President Donald Trump is offering buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not

The Federal Reserve announces its decision at 2 p.m. Jerome Powell speaks shortly thereafter. Live updates on stocks, bonds and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Luxury goods giant LVMH is the pride of France, but the government nevertheless understands the anger expressed by LVMH boss Bernard Arnault regarding French taxes, said a government spokeswoman on Wednesday.

Uncertain start for Europe that looks to the Fed tonight and then to the ECB. In Milan Mps runs, Generali yields on the day of the board of directors. Luxury stocks collapse dragged down by the disapp

European stocks saw some profit taking in late afternoon trades on Friday, but the major markets in the region still managed to close

The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.

The relative calm in the markets may not survive upheaval in the A.I. sector and a deluge of disruptive Trump policies, our columnist says.