S&P Global said Friday that U.S. PMI data for June shows the U.S. economy running close to a 2% rate in the second quarter.

Once up as much as 8%, the main U.K. stock-market index turned negative for the year, just a day after the Bank of England made a surprise half-point rate hike that some say will drag the economy into a recession.

Artificial intelligence will be discussed Friday at the White House during a meeting with President Biden, Indian Prime Minister Modi and tech executives.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen makes remarks on the chances for a U.S. recession and the need for a slowdown in consumer spending while at a summit in France.

Gold futures settled higher Friday after three days of falls that took the most-active contract to its lowest settlement in three months following a flurry of interest-rate hikes from central banks in Europe on Thursday.

Oil futures fell Friday and posting a weekly decline after a flurry of central bank interest rate increases around the world this week heightened fears of a sharp economic slowdown.

Treasury yields fall on Friday and ended mixed for the week following a spate of interest-rate increases by global central bankers.

Shares of Adani Group companies slumped on Friday after a report that the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission were examining the company’s communications to investors.

Mutual-fund and ETF flows suggest that stock-market investors now are more fearful than greedy.

Flows from the U.S. defined benefit pension system into equities may dry up, says a JPMorgan strategist.