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France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests

France suspends use of stun grenades to police student protests

By Nicolas Delame and Makini Brice PARIS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests after a 15-year-old boy's hand was blown off during a clash with riot police.

Police and masked protesters clash in Brussels as anti-austerity rally disrupts city

Police and masked protesters clash in Brussels as anti-austerity rally disrupts city

Police and protesters have clashed in Brussels as tens of thousands of people rallied separately against rising living costs and government budget cuts

Police fire tear gas at barricaded Paris high school as student protests show no sign of ending

Police fire tear gas at barricaded Paris high school as student protests show no sign of ending

Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas

Police fire tear gas at a barricaded high school in Paris as school protests show no sign of ending

Police fire tear gas at a barricaded high school in Paris as school protests show no sign of ending

Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas

French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

By Manon Cruz and Dominique Vidalon MARSEILLE/PARIS, Oct 8 (Reuters) - French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday in the latest wave of nationwide protests about conditions in the country's schools, and some of the demonstrations were marred by violent unrest

Dollar eases as European yields pull back from highs

Dollar eases as European yields pull back from highs

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The dollar retreated on Thursday as a rise in euro zone bond yields stalled, while expectations for the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve this year remained largely intact.

French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win

French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win

By Makini Brice and Dominique Vidalon PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring their first win in a campaign that is increasingly supported by Paris's elite universities, with 141 schools still shut around the country, according to the

Euro drops toward 17-month lows, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes

Euro drops toward 17-month lows, dollar holds gains after Fed minutes

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The euro tumbled on Wednesday as French bonds came under renewed pressure on fiscal concerns, while the dollar held gains following the minutes from the most recent Federal Reserve meeting.

Morning Bid: Bonds, bombs and barricades

Morning Bid: Bonds, bombs and barricades

By Anna Szymanski Oct 9 (Reuters) - Could bond market pain be contagious? Volatile oil prices, rising political risk in Europe, more Middle East fighting, and news of another round of mammoth AI corporate borrowing kept tensions in the sovereign debt market as taut as ever this week.

Euro bounces as decline in French bond yields cools debt jitters

Euro bounces as decline in French bond yields cools debt jitters

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The euro rebounded on Tuesday and was poised for its strongest move higher in seven weeks after falling to a 17-month low on the prior day, as a pullback in French government bond yields eased fears about strain in euro zone debt markets.

Euro bounces as falling French bond yields temper debt concerns

Euro bounces as falling French bond yields temper debt concerns

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The euro rebounded on Tuesday and was on pace for its strongest move higher in a month after falling to its lowest in 17 months in the prior day, as a pullback in French government bond yields cooled fears about strain in euro zone debt markets.

European shares gain as Genmab jumps, bond yields retreat

European shares gain as Genmab jumps, bond yields retreat

By Sudeshna Ghoshal Oct 6 (Reuters) - European shares rose towards one-week highs on Tuesday, buoyed by gains in healthcare stocks after Genmab's upbeat drug-trial results, while euro zone bond yields took a breather after rallying on fiscal and inflation concerns.