Global stocks downbeat amid worries over Fed rates
World stock markets largely retreated Wednesday amid concerns that the Federal Reserve could push up interest rates in the coming months despite weak global growth.
Aug 17, 2016, 22:20 PM IST
World stocks hit 1-year high as US data saps dollar, bond yields
World stocks hit a new one-year high on Wednesday, while the dollar and benchmark government bond yields sank and precious metals rose after weak US productivity data again pushed back expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Aug 10, 2016, 18:12 PM IST
Cautious Yellen drives world stocks near 2016 peaks
World stocks climbed near the highest levels this year on Wednesday as investors rowed back expectations for how fast and how far US interest rates might rise, bruising the dollar and boosting sovereign bonds.
Mar 30, 2016, 17:20 PM IST
World stocks hit two-year lows as commodities stay pressured
Global stocks slid to their lowest in more than two years on Tuesday as raw materials prices and emerging markets stayed under pressure.
Sep 29, 2015, 17:39 PM IST
World stocks, dollar, oil extend gains after China cuts rates
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 4.2 percent, recouping the bulk of the 5 percent-plus it lost the previous day.
Aug 25, 2015, 16:33 PM IST
China stock plunge hits world stocks, dollar; US stabilizes
World stock markets plunged on Monday, after a near 9 percent dive in China shares and a sharp drop in the dollar and major commodities sent investors rushing for the exits.
Aug 24, 2015, 23:37 PM IST
Gold near one-week low as stocks rally, dollar firms
Spot gold was almost flat at $1,177.9 an ounce by 0104 GMT, after losing 0.6 percent on Tuesday.
Jun 24, 2015, 08:32 AM IST
Greece optimism lifts world stocks but strong dollar tempers euro
Signs that a deal could be at hand to stave off a Greek default lifted global shares on Tuesday and cut borrowing costs for euro zone countries seen as most vulnerable to the protracted crisis.
Jun 23, 2015, 15:11 PM IST
World stocks: Investors ride wave of last-minute Greek deal optimism
Global stocks and peripheral euro zone bonds rose on Monday, lifted by hopes that crunch meetings in Brussels between Greece and its international creditors can still produce a last-minute deal to help Athens avert default.
Jun 22, 2015, 18:17 PM IST
World stocks, oil fall as Greek talks collapse
Stock markets around the world fell on Monday as they felt the ripple effects of the Greek crisis after the collapse of 11th-hour talks between the near-bankrupt country and its creditors.
Jun 15, 2015, 23:28 PM IST
European stocks extend gains, dollar lifted by Fed feelings
Europe`s main bourses picked after a slow start with the region`s benchmark FTSEurofirst 300 last up 0.5 percent, as hopes returned that Greece was close to sealing a deal with its creditors. Athens` stock market surged more than 6 percent.
Jun 11, 2015, 15:08 PM IST
World stocks roar Fed approval, dollar fights back
European shares climbed 0.5 percent as London`s FTSE hit a new record peak and Wall Street was expected to consolidate its sharp gains of the previous day when it reopens in New York.
Mar 19, 2015, 18:54 PM IST
World stocks and bonds roar Fed approval, dollar fights back
World shares rose back towards all-time highs and a slump then jump in the dollar triggered wild moves in currency markets on Thursday, as investors priced in a later start and a slower pace for future U.S. rate rises.
Mar 19, 2015, 16:40 PM IST
World stocks near all-time highs after Fed signals
European bourses opened little changed, happy to take a breather after six days of unbroken gains and a surge since the start of the year that has seen the benchmark FTSEurofirst 300 race up roughly 17 percent.
Feb 25, 2015, 15:30 PM IST
World stocks drop after new signs of slower growth; oil rebounds
World stock markets fell on Monday as slowing factory activity in China and Europe added to worries about weaker global growth and Apple shares dropped, while the yen hit a seven-year low against the dollar before recovering.
Dec 02, 2014, 04:06 AM IST
Tokyo stocks open flat
Tokyo stocks opened almost flat on Monday, with the market lacking fresh incentives after rallying more than three percent last week.
Aug 18, 2014, 06:15 AM IST
Global stocks rise after Russia steps back; gains fragile
The increased appetite for risk led to a modest drop in safe-haven bonds, with German Bund futures slightly down.
Aug 11, 2014, 15:12 PM IST
World stocks fall, dollar up before US jobs data
Global shares fell on Friday and the euro eased against the dollar, hit by weak euro zone manufacturing data and nerves ahead of a key U.S. jobs report.
Aug 01, 2014, 16:22 PM IST
Growth fears hit global stocks, investors eye Fed, Draghi
Major currencies and bond markets were steady before a speech by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi.
Jul 09, 2014, 17:49 PM IST
World stocks hold at all-time high after bumper week
European shares were marginally in the red as the dust settled from Thursday`s forecast-busting US jobs data and ECB meeting.
Jul 04, 2014, 22:14 PM IST
