Markets rally in Asia but fresh worries over China property sector weigh

Mood dampened by inflation worries ahead of US consumer price data

Supply crunches hit inflation data in Japan, car sales in China and spending in Britain

European shares expected to dip following Monday’s gains

Departure of premier after one-year tenure may herald new era of turmoil for Japanese politics

Shares in Toyota plunge to a seven-month low as it says it will cut production by 40%

Iseq follows other indices down with European stocks trading 0.92% lower

Japan’s Nikkei ends at six-month low amid rising Covid-19 cases

Ftse 100 made smaller gains ahead of BoE meeting

Dollar heads for its best week in nearly nine months

Pointing in the direction of Euro 2020 is like comparing apples with oranges

Investors will look for more clues on economic recovery from ECB

Amid signs the world economic recovery is still well on track, rising Covid-19 cases weighs on sentiment

FTSE 100 leads European stock markets higher, up 0.5%

If realised, deal will shield management of scandal-hit conglomerate from scrutiny

Falls in Asian markets, drop in oil prices weigh on markets

World round-up: Argentinian minister told to resign after organising vaccine for journalist

ECB policy meeting sees no change to supportive policies

Nikkei hits 30-year high as hopes for vaccines, US stimulus, turbocharge sentiment

S&P futures fall as Trump throws last minute spanner into pandemic relief plans

US said to be looking at imposing sanctions on some Chinese officials

But markets keep watch on Brexit trade deal talks

Optimism over progress in Covid-19 vaccine development boosts risk appetite

Awkward 12 months attracts Australian scrutiny, end of Trump and a boardroom exit

Investors hope a gridlock in US congress would be able to stall major policy changes

European shares close higher after volatile start to trading

World’s third-largest stock market suffers outage

Flying cars, accident-free cars, and electric everything. Just some of the 2020 motoring promises that aren’t going to be fulfilled

Fresh coronavirus restrictions kept a lid on investor optimism

European stocks opened lower as Asian shares ended deep in the red

Asian stocks posted biggest drop in eight session

Defensive shares take brunt of slide in pan-European Stoxx 600

Shares down at least 4% across Europe as Fed takes grim view of recovery

European markets fluctuate between gains and losses

Gunmakers extend rallies after Trump’s promise to deploy large numbers of troops

Investors pin hopes on more stimulus measures for ailing sectors

More countries ease lockdowns despite new infections

Beijing reported a rise in exports, outweighing the fall in imports

Dollar rose against a basket of other currencies as investors shunned riskier assets

Irish market up 2.4% with property companies buoyed by reports that construction sector may reopen soon