* Brent drops back jumps to a four-year high * ECB expected to hold rates but talk tough shortly * Hawkish Fed pushes up dollar and global bond yields * Apple ( AAPL ) results due on Thursday on Wall Street (Updates throughout after markets u-turn, BoE holds rates) By Marc Jones LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - European markets performed...

* ECB leaves rates unchanged * Rate-sensitive bond yields fall, euro dips * Markets trim June ECB rate hike bets (Updates throughout with reaction to ECB decision) By Harry Robertson and Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Traders were feeling a tad less confident on Thursday that the European Central Bank would hike interest rates as early as June,...

(Adds link in paragraph 1, fixes garble in headline) * Brent tumbles nearly 10% after reaching a four-year high * ECB and BoE both hold rates in Europe * Dollar and global bond yields drop * Apple ( AAPL ) results due later on Thursday on Wall Street By Marc Jones LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) - Oil prices retreated after...

April 30 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index opened higher on Thursday as oil prices pulled back from four-year highs and mining shares climbed, with investors assessing corporate earnings and Middle East developments. At 9:30 a.m. ET, the Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 0.2% at 33,405.69 points. ...