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Markets roiled by Nikkei's 7.3 percent slide
Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest slide since the country was hit by a devastating ...
Asia stocks rise as Fed official backs easy policy
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after investor confidence was boosted by a Federal Reserve official's comments that the U.S.
G7 says Japan playing by currency rules
Finance leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrial economies say Japan's stimulus policies are directed at boosting its economy out of a ...
Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery
Financial leaders from the world's top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as the ...
Japan's Nikkei gains as dollar tops 100-yen
Japanese stocks outperformed all others by a wide margin Friday after the dollar finally broke through the 100 yen mark. Markets elsewhere remained ...
ECB weighs rate cut as eurozone economy struggles
Economists say the European Central Bank could cut interest rates as soon as Thursday because of fears that the euro area's economy isn't recovering ...
Below-par US growth keeps the pressure on markets
Markets in Europe ended the week with a whimper after a surprisingly big fall in Japanese consumer prices and lower-than-expected first-quarter U.S.
Top ECB official cautions: rate cuts have costs
A top European Central Bank official warned Thursday that another interest rate cut might not be much help for eurozone countries in recession — ...
World finance leaders issue sober assessment
World finance leaders issued a somber assessment on Saturday of the global economy, saying the recovery remains uneven with growth and jobs in short ...
Markets steady at end of bad week; yen falls again
Stocks looked to end a bad week on a steady note while the Japanese yen headed toward four-year lows against the dollar Friday as the country found ...
US retail sales drop keeps markets in check
More disappointing U.S. economic figures weighed on markets Friday after a solid run that's seen the two main U.S. stock indexes strike a series of ...
Asian stock markets mixed as gains cashed up
Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors turned cautious and took profits from recent rallies in spite of evidence pointing to an improving ...
Asia stocks up as Wall Street climbs on tech gains
Asian stock markets powered higher Thursday after a U.S. communications company posted a surprise jump in earnings that led to big gains in technology ...
Asia stocks rise on heels of new Dow record high
Asian stock markets mostly gained Wednesday on the heels of a record high on Wall Street as traders waited for the latest Federal Reserve meeting ...
Asian stocks up, Japan's Nikkei extends gains
Japan's benchmark stock index rose for a fifth straight day Tuesday, extending a rally sparked last week after the Bank of Japan announced a bold ...
Asia stocks fall on slack US jobs data; Nikkei up
Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday after a disappointing U.S. jobs report, although the Nikkei piled on more gains as the yen's dramatic ...
World stocks fall on weak US jobs data
Most stock markets fell sharply Friday after weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data raised concern about the recovery in the world's largest economy.
Draghi: ECB looking at new tools for growth
With the economy shrinking and unemployment rising, the head of the European Central Bank said it was looking at new measures to stimulate growth if ...
Credit-easing steps by central banks, at a glance
The Bank of Japan said Thursday that it will pump money into the Japanese financial system to try to combat deflation, encourage borrowing and lift ...
Oil price flat as supplies increase
The price of oil was nearly unchanged above $94 a barrel Thursday, stabilizing after a sharp drop the day before sparked by rising U.S. crude supplies
Asia stock markets fall on weak US economic data
Weak economic reports on hiring and service industry growth in the U.S. sent Asian stock markets lower Thursday. The Institute for Supply Management ...
US data run fails to energize subdued markets
A raft of U.S. economic figures failed to give markets any momentum Friday at the end of a week that's seen many of the world's major stock indexes ...