European stocks close lower on growth worries

NAMPA / DPA

2025-03-20

Frankfurt (dpa-AFX) - European stocks closed lower on Thursday on continued uncertainty about the outlook for global economic growth due to the trade war and rising tensions in the Middle East. Investors digested a slew of policy announcements from central banks, including the Bank of England. The Federal Reserve left its benchmark rate unchanged on Wednesday and signaled a couple of quarter percentage cuts this year. On Thursday, the Bank of En......

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