March 12, 2012 | 08:48
European stock markets rose Friday but the euro flagged after Greece clinced a debt swap that set the stage for a second bailout to avert a new eurozone crisis.
March 09, 2012 | 09:10
European stock markets rose robustly on Thursday on optimism that the Greek debt swap would be successful.
February 18, 2012 | 08:52
European stock markets closed higher Friday as investors took heart from the latest comments on the Greek debt crisis and positive US economic data, analysts said.
February 16, 2012 | 08:59
European shares mostly rose despite a Greek bailout hanging in the balance on Wednesday, with supportive Chinese comments lifting sentiment.
January 28, 2012 | 10:07
Asian markets were mixed Friday as tentative hopes that Greece will be able to agree a deal with creditors on writing down some of its debt were capped by underwhelming US economic figures.
January 24, 2012 | 09:41
European stock markets rallied Monday on strong bank shares, and the euro gained against the dollar as investors hoped for a firm outcome to a Greece debt deal following an upbeat German bond auction.
December 30, 2011 | 08:41
The euro slumped Thursday to the lowest dollar level in more than a year after Italy scraped through a bond auction, but stock markets took it in their stride and advanced on reassuring US jobs data.
November 29, 2011 | 08:51
Asian markets and the euro rose Monday on a report that the International Monetary Fund was considering a plan to hand Italy an $800 billion bailout.
October 24, 2011 | 15:14
Asian shares surged on Monday after weekend meetings of European leaders resulted in "good progress" on tackling a regional debt crisis that has threatened to plunge the world economy into recession.
September 12, 2011 | 16:46
Asian stock markets slumped while the euro dived to a 10-year low against the yen on Monday as concerns grew that Greece would default on its debt repayments.
August 25, 2011 | 14:09
Asian markets surged on Thursday, following another rally on Wall Street and ahead of a speech by Fed chief Ben Bernanke that many hope will outline plans to kickstart the ailing US economy.
August 23, 2011 | 09:09
Stocks rose on Wall Street and in Europe on Monday as investors eyed a quick return of Libyan oil to the market after an imminent defeat of Moamer Kadhafi, while Asian indices were mostly down.
August 15, 2011 | 14:46
Asian stocks rose on Monday, with Tokyo getting a boost from better-than-expected GDP figures that showed the country is on the road to recovery after its devastating tsunami.
August 02, 2011 | 15:35
Asian markets tumbled on Tuesday as news that US lawmakers had voted in favour of a plan to avoid default was overshadowed by fears about the global economy and a possible American credit rating downgrade.
April 21, 2011 | 14:12
Asian stocks rallied for a second straight day on Thursday, with dealers buoyed by another batch of strong earnings in the United States and a jump on Wall Street to a near three-year high.