AP – Egypt’s benchmark stock index fell slightly on Sunday, weighed down by investor unease after the storming of Israel’s embassy and protests in Cairo over the weekend. Inflation, meanwhile, eased in August to 8.5 percent on a slower increase in food prices.
AP – China’s government will sell pork from stockpiles to dampen inflation that pushed up the price of its staple meat by 57 percent last month, the Commerce Ministry said Friday.
AP – Asian stock markets mostly fell Wednesday as investors anticipated rate hikes by central banks in India and China to contain stubbornly high inflation.
AP – A round of confidence-building corporate deals supported global stocks Tuesday, despite fresh tightening measures in China as inflation there jumped to a three-year high and another savage credit rating downgrade of Greece.
AP – A round of confidence-building corporate deals in the U.S. helped lift Asian stock markets Tuesday, despite China’s inflation rate jumping to a near three-year high.
AFP – London shares eased at the start of trading on Friday following advances the previous day when the European Central Bank signalled plans for an increase in eurozone interest rates to fight high inflation.