European stocks struggle after China's rate hike
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European stock markets mostly fell as investors digested a move by China to hike interest rates for the first time in almost a decade to rein in the country's strong economic growth.
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Japanese stocks were hit badly on Friday by fears of rising global interest rates following sharp overnight increases in US and European bond yields.
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European stocks beat a hasty retreat on Thursday as the prospect of higher eurozone interest rates loomed over the market.
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U.S. investors, spooked early on Thursday by fears that China's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade would cool the country's booming economy, recovered their nerve in midday trading on the view that any threat to American manufacturers would be short-lived.
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The euro fell on Tuesday after more  European officials called for Asian economies, particularly  China, to take on a bigger share of the dollar's weakness and  let their currencies rise.
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Financial stocks led the slide in European markets on Thursday as investors shrugged off the action by global central banks as insufficient to stave off threats to growth.
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European stocks fell on Tuesday, failing  to follow strong Asian performance while the yen rose as  investors remained nervous over the health of the U.S. economy  after a fallout in U.S. risky mortgages and credit turmoil.
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World equities lost steam Wednesday, with European stock markets turning lower despite bumper gains in Asia and after the European Central Bank hinted it was not about to cut eurozone interest rates.
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European equities fell on Thursday after Asian stock markets were rattled by comments about the prospect of a Chinese economic slowdown from Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chief.
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European equities had a mixed performance on Friday as investors continued to recoil from financial stocks and other risky bets in the wake of US subprime writedowns this week.
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European equities endured extreme volatility on Tuesday, extending Monday's losses on concerns over the state of financial sector balance sheets and fears of a US recession.
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Europe's main stock markets struggled to post gains on Friday as crude futures surged to record highs, factors which had also hurt US equity prices overnight, dealers said.
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European corporate credit markets suffered more pain on Wednesday even as the US staged a partial recovery on the back of improving equity  performances.
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European and Asian markets slid Monday after signs of accelerating inflation in the U.S. dampened hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates further to shore up the struggling American economy.
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European and Asian stock markets fell heavily on Thursday, even after Wall Street had ended higher as major central banks sought to soothe a global credit squeeze caused by the US home-loan collapse.
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U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as  investors took a breath after yesterday's broad-based rally and  a decision by China's central bank to raise interest rates for  the first time in nine years hit shares of companies that have  benefited from its rapid growth.
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Leading European stock markets fell in morning trading on Wednesday, but by less than a sharp setback on Tuesday on fears of a US economic slowdown and an overheated stock market in China, dealers said.