Stocks surged last week to their highest levels in years, but there are few key economic reports slated for the week ahead to sustain the rally.

US stocks hit six-month high on news that unemployment fell to a three-year low in January with banks among the main beneficiaries

Shares of General Motors and Ford surged on Friday following strong data on the U.S. job market.

Equities and commodities benefit from robust US employment data with the FTSE All-World index at its best levels since start of August

Commodities enjoy strong start with the price of Brent crude supported by geopolitical concerns and the demise of Petroplus

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, as investors cheered a much stronger-than-expected jobs report.

The dollar strengthens after US data show a larger than expected rise in employment with investors taking this as a positive signal on the economy

Mining executives are rarely anything other than confident but investors have reason to be more cautious about consolidation, writes Bryce Elder

Facebook has played a big role in the private trading markets that allow eligible investors the chance to snap up shares of hot Internet companies years before they go public.

The freeze in eastern Europe leads to cuts in forecasts but prices soften after Russia says there is no need for export restrictions in April

The ECB’s longer-term financing operations have bought time for the region, but investors and strategists remain well aware that the day of reckoning still looms

Demand for gold has jumped this year, but its stint as a hybrid between a haven and a risk asset could be coming to an end, says Gregory Meyer

The strong January jobs report may finally put a nail in the QE3 coffin.

London makes broad-based gains with only six FTSE 100 stocks falling as US jobs data and purchasing managers’ surveys lift sentiment

Investors are gearing up for a rally following a much stronger than expected report on January job growth.

Rapid gains for Société Générale and Crédit Agricole helped the FTSE Eurofirst rise for the fourth consecutive session on Friday

The proposed $88bn merger endorses Glencore’s much-criticised $10bn, 530p a share flotation, showing that the IPO price was right

Asian stocks dip ahead of US jobs data later in the day, while downbeat corporate earnings continue to sway investor sentiment

The use of lower-rated debt in a key US funding market has returned to pre-crisis levels, fuelling fears that the so-called shadow banking system is becoming riskier

Build up of inventories at storage and pipeline hub in Oklahoma puts downward pressure on West Texas crude