5:46pm

Yen and franc gain as risk appetite hit

Haven currencies strengthen amid QE exit concerns

Global Market Overview 9:16pm

Wall Street shrugs off Nikkei slide

S&P 500 pares initial decline

©Getty From EQUITIES 6:24pm

Market bulls run into the sand

Japan starts falls on fears over easing and China

From CAPITAL MARKETS 6:01pm

Spain mulls inflation-linked debt sale

Treasury says it has more alternatives to tap market

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:50pm

Eurozone output contracts further

France remains in severe broad-based downturn

Trading Post 12:59pm

Robust euro may foretell dollar weakness

Lloyds thinks talk of Fed tapering is premature

From EMERGING MARKETS 9:18am

Fears grow over EM sovereign bond bubble

Aggressive central bank easing puts rally on steroids

From FT TRADING ROOM 11:09pm

Rating agencies under fire again

Accusation of misjudging rebound in US housing market

A pedestrian passes before a share prices board in Tokyo on May 20 2013. ©AFP Global Market Overview from EQUITIES May 22, 2013

Prospect of Fed tapering hurts equities

S&P 500 retreats as dollar and Treasury yields jump

May 22, 2013

Dollar rises on Fed bond-buying comments

UK pound slips on retail sales data

From COMMENT May 22, 2013

Asian debt: Beware of bubbles

Southeast Asia’s booming bond market has sparked fears of a bubble

May 22, 2013

Dollar rally saps Asian currency strength

Capital controls and rate cuts prompt more nuanced approach

Trading Post May 22, 2013

South African rand sinks to 4-year low

Fractious labour relations hit currency

FT Alphaville May 22, 2013

FT Alphaville: Swiss negativity, free lunches and the IMF

May 22, 2013

Swiss franc hits two-year low

Chairman says central bank open to weakening currency further

Global Market Overview from EQUITIES May 21, 2013

Shares advance ahead of Bernanke speech

S&P 500 reaches fresh record high

Markets Insight May 21, 2013

Central bankers turn deaf ear to warnings

Yields on US and UK government bonds fell and their currencies appreciated, pointing to resurgent inflation

May 21, 2013

Pound slides on inflation slowdown

CPI of 2.4% for April was lower than expected

Global Market Overview from EQUITIES May 20, 2013

Global stocks inch to fresh highs

Dollar retreats after recent rally

May 20, 2013

Dollar pares gains on profit-taking

Japan economy minister’s comments boost yen