Worries of a possible global recession are deepening as heightened inflation and interest rates act as a brake on spending, while geopolitical strife adds to a sense of profound economic uncertainty.

Global stocks climbed Friday, led by a resurgent Hong Kong market, as investors greeted signs that the US Federal Reserve may hold off raising interest rates this month, the end of the US debt ceiling drama, and talk that China might unveil new measures to boost its faltering economic recovery.

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With the U.S. debt ceiling removed,

LONDON Technology equity funds saw their biggest weekly inflows on record in the week to Wednesday, driven by

The hefty weight of tech megacaps, strange reporting rules for an upcoming OPEC meeting and more pain for

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE Asian stocks jumped on Friday on increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve might stand

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee A risk-on rally fuelled by rising

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve signaled last month that they were considering a pause in their 14-month long regimen of hiking interest rates to cool the economy and bring down inflation.

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy and Gaurav Dogra Foreign investors' selling of Chinese shares gained some momentum in May, as

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO Most Asia-Pacific stock markets rose on Thursday amid receding bets for a U.S. rate

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland It's a volatile time for central

By Caroline Valetkevitch (Reuters) -Investors were awaiting a critical vote in the U.S. House of Representatives over the $31.4 trillion