Europe & UK

Wall Street didn’t seem to quite know what to do last night but tonight’s jobs numbers likely forced a flat close. Dow down 12. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

It was a case of window-dressing and short-covering across global markets over the past 24 hours for the end of the quarter. Dow up 235. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

Caterpillar sent a scare through Wall Street last night by slashing its revenue forecast and announcing extensive lay-offs. Dow down 78. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Yesterday’s weak Chinese data did not have as much impact on US/European markets last night as was the case in Asia yesterday. Dow down 50. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Heightened fears surrounding China’s slowdown saw copper give way last night, while VW’s recall has sparked a new source of fear. Dow down 179. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

A strong early rally on Wall Street, thanks to Mario Draghi, faded through the day as traders squared up ahead of tonight’s US jobs number. Dow up 23. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.

The Dow posted its biggest percentage rally in four years last night in closing up over 600 points. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEST)