World stocks slump despite central bank aid
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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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Investors gave short shrift to hopes of the U.S. Federal Reserve rescuing the world economy with a further interest rate cut on Wednesday and continued to bet on a bad year, selling stocks and the dollar and buying bonds.
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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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Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
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Stocks got battered on Tuesday after the minutes from the last Federal Reserve policy meeting failed to reassure investors worried about weak housing, consumer confidence reports and ongoing credit and mortgage market woes.
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World stocks edged lower on Tuesday while Wall Street was set for a weaker open as investors remained cautious over the health of the U.S. economy after a fallout in U.S. risky mortgages and credit turmoil.
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The world economy has  weathered sharp drops in asset prices well so far but could  face a slowdown if market volatility continues, central bank  chiefs from key developing nations said on Saturday.
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Global stock markets suffered a fresh bout of turbulence on Monday as concerns about a slowdown in the US economy and the fallout from the credit squeeze continued to unnerve investors.
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European stocks, which have performed strongly recently, have fallen back sharply in morning trading, with London banking shares undermined by concern about bad debts and French exporters hit by weakness of the dollar.
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Persistent fears about the world economy battered global stocks again Monday. Stocks in Europe and Asia saw sharp drops with Japanâs Nikkei closing down nearly 4 percent.
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World stocks and emerging market assets weakened on Wednesday while safe-haven government bonds rose as UBS  unveiled $4 billion in new write-downs, stirring fears the five-month-old credit crisis is deepening.
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World stocks fell sharply on Monday, battered by fears of U.S. recession and investor disappointment about a fiscal rescue plan promoted by the U.S. administration.
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Wall Street's negative reaction to surprisingly weak economic data from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve dragged Europe's bourses sharply lower.
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Shares slipped again on Friday on markets still raw from a global sell-off, but the yen's surge paused as the dollar took heart from healthy U.S. factory data.
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London shares traded sharply lower on Wednesday as investors cautiously awaited Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke&#39;s semi-annual testimony to Congress and Tate &amp; Lyle led FTSE fallers after posting flat profits.
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The Dow Jones industrials fell after the opening bell; European markets sank following the central bankâs signal that no monetary easing was in the cards.
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A worsening outlook for the world economy drove global stock markets sharply lower on Tuesday and intensified speculation about an emergency US interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.