GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks edge up, investors watchful as U.S. govt turmoil tests nerves
March 16, 2018 at 11:40 AM EDT
NEW YORK, March 16 (Reuters) - World stock markets edged up on Friday but were poised for weekly losses while the dollar eased against the yen at the end of a week roiled by investor concerns over turmoil in the U.S. government and whether U.S. tariffs could provoke a trade war.