19 abril 2018
Stock markets posted gains worldwide, while in fixed-income markets U.S. and German sovereign yields edged up and euro area sovereign spreads nudged down.
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Stock markets posted gains worldwide, while in fixed-income markets U.S. and German sovereign yields edged up and euro area sovereign spreads nudged down.
U.S. and European stock markets rallied amid a positive start to the U.S. earnings season.
U.S. stock markets rose and European stocks registered small declines in a light economic calendar session.
In the last session of the week, U.S. stock markets nudged down after European stocks had closed the session with moderate gains.
Most of the global stock markets indices registered gains on Thursday even if increases were more moderate in Europe.
Yesterday, investors adopted a more cautious stance that translated into small declines for most of the global stock markets, as tensions are escalating in the Middle East and Donald Trump is considering a military intervention in Syria.
Global stock markets continued the week on a positive note, especially in the U.S. where the main stock markets indices gained around 2 percent yesterday.
Global stock markets started the week with slight gains, after the Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a positive signal to the market saying he backs globalization and the opening up of China's market.
Global stock markets terminated the week on a negative stance, with declines above 2% in the U.S. and more limited losses in Europe.
Stock markets rebounded strongly, with the main Euro Area indices up by more than 2.0 percent and U.S. indices advancing around 1.0 percent.