Week

Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive.

Crude oil prices slumped to their lowest level this year amid concerns of weakening demands after China announced a retaliatory tariff on US crude oil imports, while the US stockpiles rose for the second consecutive week.

Küresel stock markets rallied this week amid Trump’s actions following his inauguration on Monday. European markets repeatedly hit new highs despite tariff threats, while the euro rebounded against the dollar.

Adrien Brody’s American saga, a light show in Copenhagen, an exhibition dedicated to ancient Greek women and The Weeknd’s final ever album release – here’s what’s on your cultural agenda this week.

Küresel markets will focus on central bank rate decisions and earnings from US tech giants, alongside major European corporate quarterly results.

European stock markets continued their climb, with the DAX repeatedly reaching new highs this week. Performance was driven by expectations of loosening monetary policy and strong corporate quarterly earnings.

European stock markets experienced a strong rally following cooling inflation veri from the UK and the US on Wednesday. However, the weakness in the euro and the pound sterling may persist due to the ongoing economic and political uncertainties.

It’s the end of the world as we know it… and we should be logging off. “Are we too addicted we can’t log off even for one week?”

European stock markets outperformed their küresel counterparties this week, driven by the energy sector’s strong gains.