World stocks keep firm tone after BoE, eyes on Trichet

Last Updated: Thursday, October 6, 2011, 19:28

World stocks kept a firmer tone on Thursday after the Bank of England surprised the market by launching a fresh round of monetary easing this month, before cutting gains as the European Central Bank left interest rates on hold.

US stocks rally after disastrous week

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 10:04

US stocks rallied Monday after the blue-chip Dow suffered its worst weekly decline in almost three years, as investors expected eurozone policy makers to take bolder steps to deal with the debt problems, Xinhua reported.

World stocks hit one-year low

Last Updated: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 14:29

World stocks hit a fresh one-year low on Thursday and investors poured money into safer currencies and government bonds after the Federal Reserve gave a grim outlook for the U.S. economy and China's manufacturing slowed.

World stocks tumble as Greek default fears mount

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 18:48

World stocks and the euro fell sharply on Monday as investors feared a messy Greek default within weeks unless Athens implements the austerity measures demanded by its international lenders.

World stocks, euro slip as crisis drags on

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 10:01

Stocks fell and the euro dropped 1 percent on Monday as investors worried about Europe's fumbling attempts to solve the euro zone debt crisis and awaited a meeting of the Federal Reserve for clues on whether it will offer fresh stimulus for the sputtering U.S. economy.

Global stocks, euro gain on ECB move, Greece

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 21:20

Global stocks advanced for a third straight day and the euro gained on Thursday after major central banks moved to boost European bank funding and strong support for Greece by regional leaders eased default fears.

Global stocks, euro fall on Europe banking worries

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 13, 2011, 16:59

World stocks and the euro fell on Tuesday after a report cast doubt on the idea China would provide financial support to Italy, leaving investors focussed on growing risks to European banks and the euro.

World stocks fall as Europe data looks weak

Last Updated: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 14:16

Financial markets kicked off September in a cautious mood on Thursday with European stocks lower and world equities struggling to keep up what would be a five-day winning streak.

World stocks up, but set for steep monthly fall

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011, 14:59

World stocks rose for the fourth session in a row on Wednesday on hopes the US Federal Reserve will ride to the economy's rescue with another stimulus package, though global shares were still set to post their biggest monthly drop in 15 months.

US stock index futures off after rally

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 30, 2011, 18:51

Stock index futures fell on Tuesday after equities rose nearly 8 percent in the past five sessions as investors cautiously awaited a batch of data for a better assessment on the state of the economy.

European shares hit highs on Jackson Hole optimism

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 23:38

European shares hit a one-week closing high on Wednesday on better-than-expected US durable goods data and on hopes that the US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke could signal on Friday further stimulus measures to help the economic recovery.