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The yield on 10-year U.S. Treasuries jumped above the 3 percent threshold to its highest level in about seven years.

European fixed-income markets started the week with a safe-haven movement as Italy's Lega and M5S agreed on Giuseppe Conte (a law professor from Florence University) as their pick for prime minister.

U.S. stock markets registered slight declines after President Trump had decided to cancel the summit with the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

European stock markets were mixed, with the Ibex and the Italian FTSE MIB loosing 1.7 percent and 1.5 percent respectively.

European stock markets edged down, with the Italian FTSE MIB leading the losses and declining more than 2%.

Most of the European stock market indices decreased on Friday while the main U.S. indices registered slight increases.

Global stock markets started the week on a positive note, with slight increases for almost all the developed stock market indices.

For the second day in a row, European stock markets suffered broad-based losses, with the exception of PSI 20 which experienced no change.

Yesterday, European stock markets maintained the negative note, with slight decreases in most indices and a more pronounced decline in the German DAX.

U.S. stock markets declined again yesterday, with a decrease of 0.9 per cent for the S&P 500 and of 1.5 per cent for the Nasdaq.

Global stock markets were mixed yesterday, with slight increases in the U.S. and decreases for the main European indices.

Investors started the week with a negative mood as the U.S. is scheduled to impose tariffs on $34 billion of Chinese goods on Friday.

Financial volatility picked up after the U.S. Administration announced that it will impose tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports, in addition to the tariffs already introduced.

Global stock markets recovered from the losses experienced on the previous day.

Markets ended the week with a relatively quiet session. The main U.S. and euro area stock market indices posted moderate gains, but in Spain and Portugal stocks suffered a small decline.

European stock markets registered broad-based gains, being the Italian FTSE MIB the most benefited index.

Amid an increase in trade tensions between China and U.S., stock markets in advanced economies performed poorly and the main European indices registered losses, except for the Portuguese PSI 20 which edged up by 0.3%.

U.S. stock markets performed positively following news of the earnings’ season and the S&P 500 gained 0.5%.

During the first day of the week, global stock marketsregistered more moderated losses than on Friday.

U.S. stocks remained close to all-time highs while European stock market indices posted moderate gains (with the exception of the Italian MIB, which declined by -0.4%).