US stock index futures plunged on Monday, with Nasdaq futures down almost 4 per cent, following warnings of a possible recession in the United States that sent shock waves across global markets.

US stock futures plunge as recession fears grip global markets

Slowing US consumer prices in April and hopes of Fed rate cuts drove the DOW Jones industrial average to the 40,000-mark for the first time on Thursday. That also helped the world stock index score a third straight day of record intraday high.

Third straight day of record intraday high for world stock index

Tokyo stocks opened marginally lower on Wednesday in the absence of foreign investors for the Christmas holidays, after US shares finished a sleepy holiday-shortened session mostly lower.

Tokyo stocks open slightly lower in muted trading

World stocks hit a record high on Thursday, passing an all-time peak set in early 2018, on investor enthusiasm the United States and China were close to an initial deal to defuse a prolonged trade war.

World stocks hit all time high after Trump tweets 'close to China deal'

A four-day rally that had lifted world stocks to near-record highs stalled on Thursday after China said it would retaliate for US legislation backing Hong Kong's protesters, leaving investors concerned as to the extent of the Chinese response.

World stocks stall as US-China tensions flare again

The dollar charged to its highest in more than two years on Thursday after the Federal Reserve spoiled hopes of a run of US interest rate cuts. A blizzard of global data and events was going on, but it was Fed Chair Jerome Powell's remarks on Wednesday that set the markets running.

Mind your backs, dollar coming through!

Oil prices jumped to near six-month highs on Tuesday as the United States tightened sanctions on Iran, sending shares of energy companies higher but largely failing to help the currencies of the main crude-oil producers.

World stocks splutter as oil races to near six-month high

Safe-haven assets were also in demand amid broader doubts about the market stability that in turn eroded the dollar's appeal.

World stocks at one-week highs as Wall Street extends rebound

European shares were set to end the week with a flourish too with a pan-European index set to post its fifth week of gains in a row, with the tech sector outperforming

Tech gains, Korean talks lift world stock markets; sterling tumbles 

World stocks and emerging markets fell for the fifth straight day on Monday, hammered by fears of a global trade war and the prospect of political instability in Europe after inconclusive elections in Italy

Trade war fears, Italian election buffet world shares

Wall Street closed sharply lower after US?President Donald Trump issued a new round of fiery rhetoric, warning Pyongyang against attacking Guam or US?allies after it disclosed plans to fire missiles over Japan to land near the US?Pacific territory

Global stocks, dollar extend slide as tensions between US-North Korea escalate

Europe's index of 300 leading shares and Germany's DAX both rose 1 per cent and Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.7 per cent

Reignited 'Trump trades' help world stocks hit 19-month high

The US Dollar's weakness gave gold a lift, with the precious metal gaining 0.9 per cent to $1,352.26 an ounce

World stocks hit 1-year high as US data saps dollar, bond yields

Global stock markets lose about $2 trillion in value, sterling plunges to 31-year low

World stocks tumble after Britain votes to leave the EU

World stocks touched one-week lows after being pulled down by dips in Japan and European markets

World stocks hold near one-week low

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