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U.S. stocks turned sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields dropped on Tuesday as disappointing earnings and soft economic data stoked recession fears, sending investors fleeing riskier assets for safe havens.

Asian shares started cautiously on Monday in a week packed with economic data and central bank meetings, along with earnings from the tech giants that have kept the S&P 500 afloat so far this year.

Markets fear that the monetary tightening by central bankers will tip the economy into recession.

Whilst the economic outlook is still uncertain after the March collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and near-collapse of Credit Suisse, recent results bring good news.

U.S. stock indexes clawed back from steep losses to a mixed close on Monday as investors digested Friday's employment report and prepared for an eventful week of inflation data and bank earnings.

People are increasingly looking to travel internationally once again, leading to a rise in the travel industry, which had previously contributed 6.7 per cent of all gross value added in the UK in 2018.

Asian stocks steadied and U.S futures rose on Monday in relief at a weekend rescue deal for Credit Suisse and a concerted effort from central banks to shore up the mood, though trade was tense and volatile as contagion fears stalked financial shares.

Asian and European stock markets mostly rose Friday, extending a global rally, as traders welcomed a multi-billion-dollar show of support for troubled banks aimed at soothing concerns about contagion in the sector.

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.

Equity valuations are attractive to investors as UK equities slumped in 2022, while UK investors expect an innovation-friendly budget from the Chancellor.

Global stock markets sank Friday as banking shares faced a rout over contagion fears, while US jobs data was seen all but ensuring further aggressive interest rate hikes.

Britain's finance ministry said on Wednesday it will launch a review into how investor research on companies could be improved to attract more listings, a step that follows a decision by UK chip designer Arm Ltd to only list in New York.

Stock markets mostly rose and the dollar firmed Tuesday as traders awaited more clues on the outlook for US interest rate hikes from the head of the Federal Reserve.

Stock market investors are calling time on the idea that the Federal Reserve, and other major central banks, have their back.

Markets have become resigned to more rate rises from the Federal Reserve but are hoping it will stick with quarter-point moves rather than switch back to half-point hikes.

S&P 500 sheds 2%, FTSE 100 is expected to open lower, while the UK has seen the British pound fall against the dollar as the government negotiates with the striking public sector.

Asian stocks struggled to come off two-month lows on Wednesday

Major stock markets in Europe and Asia mostly fell Tuesday, with investors brushing off positive data ahead of Wall Street's reopening after a long holiday weekend.

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Some 293 companies are currently registered to go public, up 39 percent compared to this time last year

That's still a high level of inflation, but the pound's retreat reflected a shift for the foreign exchange market.

Europe stock markets climbed Wednesday after Asian counterparts finished lower, with traders digesting news of cooler UK and US inflation.

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever.

Global hedge funds posted a solid 2.8% gain in January, but they missed out on the stellar rally that broader stock market indexes posted to start the year because the funds were mostly positioned for a continued bear market, data provider HFR said on Tuesday.

Asian shares eased on Monday after a run of upbeat economic data from the United States and globally lessened the risk of recession, but also suggested interest rates would have to rise further and stay up for longer.

Stocks mostly fell Monday as traders struggled to maintain momentum from last week's rally, though Shanghai advanced as mainland Chinese markets reopened after a week-long Lunar New Year break.

World stocks paused near five-month highs on Wednesday, as signs that central banks might need to keep hiking interest rates for longer dampened a recent wave of optimism that aggressive monetary tightening by big central banks was almost done.

World equities mainly rose Monday on growing global optimism as inflation slows and China reopens, while gas prices hit an 18-month low on receding supply fears.

Global stock markets mostly rallied Wednesday as investors were buoyed by optimism over China's reopening and looming data expected to show a further slowdown in US inflation.

Major stock markets mostly climbed Monday and oil prices rallied, building on optimism generated by China's Covid reopening and hopes the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes.