World Headlines 2015-05-27

RQ Cross Box: 2015-05-27

UPDATED 7:15 am ET STOCKS - Asian shares took their cue from Wall Street's weakness on Tuesday, and the MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell. But Tokyo's Nikkei supported by the yen's fall to an 8-year low this week, bucked the trend and rose. The major European stock markets gained as much as 0.5 percent and U.S. futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street following Tuesday's 1 percent slide, its biggest fall in three weeks. BONDS - the 10-year German Bund yield was flat while the comparable Spanish yield was down 3 basis points, having shot up the previous day on political concerns. COMMODITIES - After tumbling nearly 3 percent on Tuesday, U.S. crude was up 1 percent. Gold consolidated then continued to weaken retesting yesterday's low. CURRENCIES - In early European trading, the dollar was slightly lower against a basket of currencies after jumping 1.3 percent on Tuesday, its biggest rise since July 2013. ECONOMIC DATA - CAD BOC Rate Statement due at 10:00, AUD Private Capital Expenditure at 21:30 ET.

World Headlines 2015-05-27

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