World Equity Markets Weaker; Focus On U.S. Politics, Crude Oil

Global stock markets were mostly weaker Monday, following the losses seen in New York on Friday. There was some downbeat economic data coming out of Japan, as industrial production and retail sales reports were a miss to the downside of expectations. U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward slightly higher openings when the New York day session begins. The marketplace is still digesting the surprise news Friday afternoon that the FBI is ostensibly reopening its investigation regarding Hillary Clinton's email server messages To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2016 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post World Equity Markets Weaker; Focus On U.S. Politics, Crude Oil appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .