Now going into the weekend, Greece has markets and world leaders back in fear mode.
The G-8 during the weekend attempted to assuage the markets by stating it wants Greece to remain in the European Union.
The euro has been under consistent selling pressure since the currency markets reopened after the weekend break.
This is going to be a long weekend as we wait for the markets to reopen on Tuesday, but there are some bright spots, writes MoneyShow.com senior editor Tom Aspray .
The Federal Reserve took extraordinary action over the weekend to try to reassure shaky financial markets.
The New York Times ran a story last weekend about the tech revolution reshaping stock markets.
Thus, when the G7 nations meet in London this weekend to discuss Russia and the restive markets, it will not be just the global economy at stake - but the free world.
Analysts say another week of plunging stock markets has focused minds and the real test of this weekend's scramble by world leaders to shore up the international financial system will come once markets reopen again on Monday.
It will expand into smaller markets like Peru and Singapore this weekend.
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Fairs and Christmas markets are being held throughout the weekend.
It would not be surprising to see a mild profit-taking pullback in the precious metals markets Friday, heading into the weekend and following a good week for the bulls.
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Friday will be an extra important trading day for the precious metals and for most other markets, heading into an uncertain weekend with traders and investors wondering what to expect on the EU front come next Monday.
The move into cash by many traders, heading into the weekend, is featured as long liquidation in many markets.
U.S. and European stock markets were firmer Monday on some positive weekend developments coming out of the European Union, regarding its sovereign debt crisis.
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U.S. and European stock markets are firmer Monday on some positive weekend developments coming out of the European Union, regarding its sovereign debt crisis.
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European markets were subdued Friday, ahead of the weekend G-20 meetings.
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The U.S. gains came on the back of strong advances in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.
The broad U.S. gains came on the back of strong advances in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.
The broad U.S. gains came on the back of strong gains in European markets, which reopened Tuesday after a long holiday weekend.
When finance ministers, central bankers and economists descend on Washington for global economic meetings this weekend, their main priority is to restore confidence to financial markets.
Britain's street markets will be nervous places this bank-holiday weekend.
Keeping stock markets closed for four consecutive days, even including a weekend, would be unusual.
Over the weekend, investors learned that the latest small European nation to make markets nervous is Cyprus.
Markets in New York opened flat Tuesday after a holiday weekend, shaken by bank earnings and a dose of bad news for Apple followers.
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Most European markets resumed trading with sharp losses after a four-day weekend.
The world markets on Monday gave a surprisingly mostly restrained reaction to the weekend European elections that have once again put the EU debt crisis on the front burner of the market place.
Markets in Australia and Hong Kong were closed for an extended Easter weekend holiday.
Also, the weekend news that China eased its monetary policy is a bullish underlying factor for all raw commodity markets.
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