US index futures are down again this morning with declines of 0.4% to 0.8% adding to Thursday’s US index losses of 2.2% to 3.2%. Investors still appear to be reeling from yesterday’s disappointing US national retail sales and industrial production
After getting crushed yesterday on concerns over tightening monetary policy and a weakening global economy, stock markets have been trying to bounce back this morning, but so far gains have been small relative to recent losses. For example, US index
Stock markets around the world are mixed heading toward the weekend. The Hang Seng bounced back 1.1% overnight but finished a tough week below 25,000 and down 4.7% from last Friday. Sydney still struggled, falling 0.7% while in Europe, the