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The rout in Japanese stocks intensified on Friday, with the Nikkei reporting its biggest weekly percentage drop since the 2008 financial crisis. A litany of...

Japanese stocks were back in bear market territory on Wednesday, as investors poured into the safety of the yen amid global economic instability. The benchmark...

European markets extended losses on Tuesday, with London’s FTSE 100 reaching its lowest level in over three years as concerns about global growth kept...

The price of oil backtracked further on Tuesday, triggering a slide in global energy shares in the wake of BP’s (LON: BP) shocking earnings...

Global stock and energy markets were under pressure on Monday after a benchmark purchasing managers’ index showed China’s manufacturing sector contracted sharply in January,...

Global stocks ended the week on a firmer note, as investors cheered on higher oil prices and the possibility the European Central Bank (ECB)...

Asian and European markets were back on the defensive Wednesday, as oil prices wallowed at their lowest level since 2003, triggering a sharp selloff...

Asian stocks were mostly down on Monday, while the Japanese yen weakened after China’s central bank bolstered its yuan fixing in an effort to stabilize...

Japanese yen’s status as a global safe-haven was bolstered Friday, pushing the USD/JPY to nearly one-year lows following another rout in the Chinese equities...

European stocks plunged on Thursday after oil price volatility resulted in a sharp selloff on Wall Street the day before, a sign global economic...

Stock markets in Europe and Asia swung higher on Wednesday and oil prices also rebounded after better than expected Chinese trade figures eased concerns...

European stocks plunged on Monday and American futures fell more than 1% after a fresh sell-off in China shaved nearly 7% off the Shanghai Composite...

European stocks advanced on Friday in a choppy day of trade, as investors remained hopeful that the European Central Bank (ECB) would expand its stimulus...

Global safe havens rose on Monday, as investors turned to risk-off trading following the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday. More than 120 people were...

Asian stocks diverged Monday, but closed mostly higher after government data showed another deterioration in China’s terms of trade, raising the prospects of additional...

The US dollar traded lower against a basket of currencies Thursday after government data revealed a sharp slowdown in US economic growth in the...

Asian stocks closed mixed on Wednesday, as investors turned cautious amid weak energy prices ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision. Tokyo’s Nikkei Index led...

Asian stocks ended mixed on Thursday, as weak commodity prices and volatility in the overnight session played to investor concerns about the health of...