World stocks end turbulent month higher as U.S. inflation data looms
Global stocks rose on Friday and were set for a fourth straight month of gains despite a bout of heavy selling in early August, boosted by U.S. growth data that helped the dollar snap a weeks-long losing streak and kept bond markets on edge. U.S. stock futures also pointed to an extension of Wall Street's positive run, with Nasdaq contracts 0.7% higher and those tracking the S&P 500 index up 0.4%. The stunning recovery from an early August sell-off reminiscent of October 1987's "Black Monday" came as traders priced a so-called Goldilocks scenario in which the U.S. economy keeps growing, but not so much to prevent interest rate cuts.