Global stocks head for another week of gainsWorld stocks were headed for their fourth week of gains in five on Friday after a surge in oil prices helped propel Wall Street's three main indexes to co-ordinated record highs for the first time since 1999. MSCI's 46-cou More… |
Global stocks tumble amid oil’s 7-year lowsStock markets worldwide tumbled on Friday, Brent crude oil prices fell to seven-year lows and China's yuan currency sank on risk aversion ahead of a widely anticipated US interest rate increase next week and worries over economic growth. More… |
Global stocks fall amid Paris attack jittersGlobal stock indexes fell amid disappointing company results and forecasts, while oil prices registered their biggest weekly loss in eight months on swelling storage of crude. US stock index futures hit session lows after the clos More… |
Global stocks soar on surprise China rate cutStock markets worldwide soared on Friday after China cut interest rates for the fourth time this year and several large-cap US technology companies reported better-than-expected quarterly results. Shares across Asia, Europe and th More… |
Commodity surge lifts world equities; dollar fallsStocks on major world markets posted their biggest weekly advance since 2011 on Friday, as greater investor appetite for riskier assets propelled gains in equities and a surge in commodities and crude oil prices. Declines in the d More… |
Global stocks rebound, close week with strong gainsGlobal equities rebounded on Friday from an initial selloff to close the week with strong gains while US bond prices climbed after a weak employment report increased worry about slowing global growth. The economy created 142,000 j More… |
Stocks end worst quarter in 4 years on upbeat noteGlobal equities ended their worst quarter since the 2011 euro zone crisis on an upbeat note with a rally on Wednesday on hopes that Wall Street had bottomed and the commodities rout was over, while the dollar also rose. Major equi More… |
World stocks gain after US growth revised higherWorld equity markets and the dollar advanced on Friday to end a rocky week on an upbeat note after US economic growth was revised upward again and Federal Reserve said it was on track to raise interest rates this year. World equit More… |
Global stocks end down as Fed holds rates steadyStocks on major markets slipped on Friday and bond prices rose, pushing yields sharply lower, after the US Federal Reserve on Thursday clung to its near-zero interest rate policy with global economic growth slowing. Stocks and cur More… |
Oil falls on Goldman call, global stocks mixedCrude oil fell on Friday after Goldman Sachs slashed its price forecast through next year, while global equity markets traded mixed as investors assessed the economic outlook and a potential move by the Federal Reserve next week to raise interes More… |