Wall St climbs after jobless claims data spurs rate-cut bets

Pope starts countdown to Holy Year centred on theme of hope

South African rand firms as dollar slips on claims data

Europe's rush for rate cuts shifts global market power away from US

FTSE 100 climbs after doveish BoE decision

CAC40: another session of gains, approaches 8200 pts

Stocks gain as European shares hit new highs, dollar slips

CAC40: +0.7%, close to all-time highs, like DAX and S&P500