Markets Headlines
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Stocks and bonds have been telling different stories over the past few months, and the argument for prolonged slow growth is winning.
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Investors are starting to "wake-up to the reality" that stocks are the only way for them to get real returns on their money, Tempeton's Mark Mobius told CNBC.
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Janet Yellen, a potential successor to Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve, is seen as a "loose cannon" and could upset the markets, Bob Janjuah of Nomura told CNBC.
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U.S. stock index futures accelerated their losses Friday following a much weaker-than-expected March unemployment report combined with ongoing worries over North Korea.
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Fears of a rush for the exits from the U.S. bond market have been greatly exaggerated.
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U.S. Treasurys rallied on Friday after the government's report that U.S. employment grew at its slowest pace in nine months raised concern that U.S. growth could slow in coming months.
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European shares closed lower on Friday after U.S. jobs data came in well below expectations, raising concerns that the recovery in the world's largest economy is weakening.
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Gold jumped following disappointing U.S. job creation data on Friday, as the dollar steadied and European shares dropped.
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Brent crude oil hovered near five-month lows on Friday as bleak U.S. data and bulging inventories dimmed the outlook for fuel demand.
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The dollar bounced back against the yen after hitting session lows in volatile trading following weaker-than-expected U.S jobs data, as investors found an opportunity to buy back the greenback at lower levels.
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The policy measures taken in Japan to revive economic growth are "quite dangerous," billionaire investor George Soros told CNBC in an interview on Friday.
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A new chapter opened for Tokyo risk assets on Friday as the Nikkei index surged past the 13,000 mark after the Bank of Japan unleashed a monetary onslaught of $1.4 trillion in stimulus, but the rest of Asia's stock markets tumbled to multi-month lows.
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The Nikkei surged by up to 4.7 percent a day after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) gave investors what they were waiting for, and analysts say the current rally is gaining a momentum of its own and not simply riding on a weakening yen.
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A string of weaker economic reports has traders wondering whether the economy will lose its spring, taking the stock market down with it.
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While the latest ratcheting up in tensions between North and South Korea is starting to make investors jittery, markets may be underestimating the risk of a potential conflict on the Korean peninsula, analysts say.
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The chatter in the market may be bullish but there is a real danger that something could go wrong—something no one is talking about now but will be once they get hit by some unexpected development.
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The sharp selloff in Dow Transports drives some strategists to wonder if the market may finally see a pullback.
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U.S. stock index futures erased most of their gains Thursday after jobless claims jumped more than expected, but aggressive moves by the Japanese central bank helped limit losses.
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U.S. Treasury yields tumbled to their lowest level since last December, undermined by a soft U.S. jobs report that fell short of market expectations.
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European shares closed sharply lower on Thursday after comments made by the Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), curbed investor sentiment.
Europe Markets
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European shares were flat on Friday as talks over the "fiscal cliff" stalled.
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European shares closed lower on Wednesday for a third consecutive session, with resurging worries about the global economic outlook undermining investor sentiment.
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Standard & Poor's decision to cut Spain's credit rating to one notch above junk status is weighing on markets.
Asia-Pacific Markets
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Japan's Nikkei breached the 11,0000 mark briefly as the yen continued to weaken.
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As the Chinese boom slows Hermes, Remy and other posh names are still going full throttle in Asia.
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The worst US drought in over 50 years is pushing commodity prices to record highs.