EghtesadOnline: The risk-off mood gripping global markets showed little sign of easing as European stocks followed declines in Asia. Taking impetus from a selloff in energy commodities, the slide also spread to U.S. equity futures as bonds and gold advanced with the yen and euro.

EghtesadOnline: Asian stocks fluctuated and U.S. equity futures fell as investors weighed the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey on U.S. oil refining centers. The greenback maintained losses after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen failed to provide clues on monetary-policy tightening.

EghtesadOnline: The dollar and U.S. equity futures retreated on signs that the U.S. health-care reform bill is effectively dead in its current form, casting a cloud on President Donald Trump’s broader economic revitalization agenda.

EghtesadOnline: The dollar weakened with U.S. equity futures and Treasuries gained as disappointment after Donald Trump’s press conference caused investors to further unwind trades pegged to fiscal stimulus expectations. Oil retreated while gold advanced.