Economy
LIVE | AEX closes with slight loss, Wall Street falls further away
European stock markets closed with red figures, except in Portugal, as higher oil prices and rising US interest rates pressured equities. Wall Street also declined, with traders increasingly expecting the Federal Reserve to raise rates again in October. Higher interest rates are making bonds more attractive to investors, contributing to the downward trend across global financial markets.
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