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Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite gains following positive Wall Street close last week
China also up as its fixed-asset investment rose 10.2% year-on-year in January and February.
Market round-up: Financial stocks push FTSE higher on prospect of ECB stimulus
Aviva and financial stocks rally to UK and European stocks firmly in the black as oil prices edge higher.
US market open: Wall Street gains more than 1% on ECB promises and rise in oil prices
All the main US benchmarks are up 1% following solid gains in oil prices, which offset Thursday's decline.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite Index gains following ECB stimulus
Mario Draghi, president at European Central Bank hints there would not be any more rate cuts going forward.
US market open: Wall Street gains after ECB delivers boost to markets
Dow Jones and Nasdaq on the front foot as news of fresh ECB stimulus offsets decline in oil prices.
London sixth most expensive city after Singapore, Zurich, New York, Geneva and Hong Kong, EIU says
Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Lusaka, Almaty, Damascus, Algiers, and Caracas among the 10 cheapest.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite Index declines amid bad consumer inflation data
The European Central Bank is expected to ease its monetary policy later in the day.
Saudi Arabia seeks $8bn loan to plug fiscal deficit caused by low oil prices
Riyadh also considering issuing international bonds amid collapse in oil prices, reports say.
Market round-up: FTSE and European stocks recover from losses as oil prices rally
Prudential leads FTSE risers but UK and European stocks relinquish gains late on despite oil rally.
US market open: Wall Street follows European stocks into the black as oil prices rally
Dow Jones edges over the 17,000 threshold as oil prices gain more than 2% and European stocks rise firmly.
Asian markets: China slips following weak Wall Street close overnight
Negative China February exports data also added to investors concerns.
Market round-up: Miners drag FTSE 100 lower after Chinese data disappoints investors
FTSE ends in the red as BHP and Anglo American plunge over 15% after Chinese exports hit six-year low in February
US market open: Wall Street snaps five-day winning streak but oil prices climb
Dow Jones and Nasdaq edge lower after disappointing data from China worries investors in the US.
Asian markets: China declines as investors book profits ahead of ECB and Fed meetings
China data continues to be dismal with both exports and imports falling.
US market open: Wall Street struggles for direction as oil prices extend gains
Dow Jones edges higher early on but Nasdaq and S&P fail to follow suit, despite gains in oil prices.
Asian markets: China gains amid Beijing reducing its growth target and positive US employment data
China announced an average economic growth target of 6.5% to 7% over the next five years.
US market open: Dow and Nasdaq edge lower despite strong non-far payrolls report
Wall Street struggles to gain ground after report shows US economy added 242,00 jobs last month.
Asian markets: China Shanghai Composite gains following positive Wall Street close overnight
Asian shares seemed to be on track to post their strongest week in five months.
US market open: Dow and Nasdaq dip lower as investors await non-farm payrolls report
Wall Street takes a breather as investors await Friday's non-farm payrolls report.
Oil prices decline despite Venezuela announcing producer meet to freeze output
This announcement earlier overshadowed US government data that indicated its oil output was at record highs.
Asian markets: China gains following positive Wall Street close
Prices of some commodities such as copper and iron ore also rallied.
US market open: Dow and Nasdaq edge slightly lower as oil prices decline
Wall Street moves lower early on as fresh decline in oil prices offsets positive ADP payroll data.
Asian markets: China and rest of Asia rally following positive US economic data
Australia and Canada too contributed partly to the rally in stock markets by releasing positive GDP data.
US market open: Dow Jones and Nasdaq edge higher as oil prices rebound
Wall Street gains ground after oil prices rebound and Asian markets shrug off disappointing economic data.
Glencore profit tumbles almost 70% amid ongoing slump in the commodities sector
Mining giant posts sharp decline in profit and unveils plans to accelerate its debt reduction plans in 2016
Asian markets: China gains following monetary easing by PBoC
People's Bank of China has cut the reserve requirement ratio for banks by 50 basis points.
US market open: Dow Jones and Nasdaq flat as investors rue post G20 inactivity
Wall Street was largely unchanged as investors were left disappointed by the lack of action from the G20.
Asian markets: China slips more than 2% amid US Fed and G20 worries
Policymakers at the G20 meeting failed to come out with any action that could spur global growth.
Market round-up: Miners drag FTSE and European stocks higher as oil prices rebound
Glencore and Anglo American lead FTSE 100 risers but RBS plunges after posting £1.9bn loss on litigation charges.
US market open: Dow and Nasdaq gain ground as oil prices rebound more than 3%
Wall Street on track for weekly gain as US stocks eye third consecutive day in the black after oil rebounds.