Investors fear great grain robbery re-run


Moscow is forced to act amid Russia’s worst drought in decades, which has been a big setback for the Kremlin and its goal of being a global export power


Stocks struggle to move past highs


Global Markets Overview: Investors are hesitating to push risky assets to new highs as longer-term growth worries still weigh on sentiment


Investors see bright side of China slowdown


Global market overview. Markets saw the bright side of a report that Chinese manufacturing is slowing, and are now accelerating their risk-taking on the back of strong European manufacturing activity and bank earnings


Investors drop risk after US GDP data


Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% following a lower-than-forecast GDP growth report for the US, and the yen and short-term US Treasuries are seeing record demand


Investors drop risk ahead of US GDP data


Global Markets Overview: The FTSE All-World index is down 0.5% as Asian markets tumble, while futures markets are pricing in lower opening prices for New York’s S&P 500 index