Japan

The S&P 500 last night recovered the losses marked since the March 11 quake, with buyers looking ahead to the upcoming US earnings season. Dow up 84.

FX trading looks attractive, and many have been lured in, but many have been losing money this month as the Yen changed direction.

With the reactors in Japan seemingly under control, markets are now turning their attention to the rebuilding phase. Higher commodity prices drove Wall Street last night. Dow up 67.

Euro Pacific’s John Browne believes there’s more to Japanese funds repatriation than initially meets the eye.

Wall Street sat on the bench last night after several sessions of turmoil, amassing very little volume. Dow down 17.

Wall Street sat on the bench last night after several sessions of turmoil, amassing very little volume. Dow down 17.

Wall Street sat on the bench last night after several sessions of turmoil, amassing very little volume. Dow down 17.

It is not often G7 central banks coordinate to intervene in financial markets, but the Japanese earthquake has prompted such extraordinary measures.

A glance through the latest expert views and predictions about commodities with updates on base metal and gold markets and what the Japanese disaster may mean for energy and bulk markets.

No further deterioration at Fukushima and attacks on Libyan forces heartened Wall Street last night and allowed a continuation of the bounce. Dow up 178.