Posted by Reuters: Business News on January 27, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks fell from a 5-1/2 month high on Friday as gains spurred by the Federal Reserve’s pledge of low interest rates gave way to concerns about Portugal, seen as the next domino in the euro zone crisis, and uncertainty over Greek debt talks.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 16, 2011
NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stocks were mixed and the euro was flat on Friday as worries about downgrades of weaker euro zone countries curbed risk appetite, pushing aside an improved outlook on the U.S. economy.
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LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose on Friday after upbeat U.S. data and corporate results, while concerns over the European banking sector and nervousness about potential ratings downgrades in European sovereign debt underpinned German government bonds.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 9, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – European stock markets and the euro fell on Friday on fears that EU leaders were struggling to come to terms on immediate measures to halt the slide of euro zone government bond markets after two years of deepening crisis.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 7, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – Growing optimism that euro zone leaders are on track to produce a confidence-boosting package of measures to solve the debt crisis at Friday’s summit lifted risk appetite on Wednesday, with the euro and global equity markets posting gains.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on December 1, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks started the final month of the year on a positive note on Thursday as coordinated liquidity action by the major central banks raised hopes policymakers may take more drastic action to stem the euro zone debt crisis.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 28, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks rose from last week’s 7-week low on Monday as hopes grew euro zone leaders would unveil fresh measures to resolve the two-year-old debt crisis, while caution ahead of next week’s key summit kept the euro and German yields under pressure.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 24, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month and world stocks held near 7-week lows Thursday, a day after a weak debt sale in Berlin fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis is starting to threaten its biggest > falling 115 ticks on the day to 134.66, the lowest since October 31.
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LONDON (Reuters) – German government bond yields hit their highest in nearly a month on Thursday and world stocks held near 7-week lows as a weak debt sale the previous day fanned fears the euro zone debt crisis may finally begin to threaten its biggest economy.
Posted by Reuters: Business News on November 17, 2011
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks hit a one-week low on Thursday and Bunds rose as Spain paid more than at any time since 1997 to sell ten-year debt, sparking fears it may join other euro zone peripheral states in being unable to finance itself.
