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• WTI Crude Rises on Speculation Growth Will Boost Demand

  West Texas Intermediate crude advanced to a one-week high on signals that global economic growth will accelerate, bolstering fuel consumption.

• U.K. Stocks Climb to Five-Year High as Lloyds Advances

  U.K. stocks climbed to a five-year high, extending the benchmark FTSE 100 Index’s fourth straight weekly advance, as banks and mining companies rallied and U.S. consumer confidence topped forecasts.

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  Payrolls Increased in 30 U.S. States in April, Led by Texas

  Payrolls climbed in 30 U.S. states in April, while the unemployment rate dropped in 40, showing the labor market strengthened across the country.

• Brent Crude Oil Climbs for Third Day as European Car Sales Rise

  Brent crude advanced for a third day as European car sales gained amid signs that U.S. economic growth will accelerate, boosting speculation that oil demand will increase.

• Swiss Stocks Fall Second Day Before U.S. Data; SGS Drops

  Swiss stocks declined as a Federal Reserve policy maker said the central bank may reduce its monthly bond purchases as early as this summer, and investors awaited U.S. data on leading indicators and consumer sentiment.

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  Williams Says Fed May Pare Bond Buying in Next Few Months

  Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said quickening economic growth and gains in the job market may prompt the Fed in the next few months to start reducing its $85 billion in monthly bond-buying.

• Asian Currencies Drop as Yen Weakness Spurs Intervention Concern

  Asian currencies declined for a second week on speculation regional central banks will allow their exchange-rates to depreciate to keep exports competitive with Japan, as the yen fell to a four-year low.

• Ringgit Set to Snap Eight-Week Gain on Slowest Growth Since 2009

  Malaysia’s ringgit was poised to snap an eight-week winning streak after the country reported the slowest economic growth since 2009, and the dollar advanced against global currencies.

• U.S. Swaps Erase Drop as Fed’s Williams Says Stimulus May Slow

  A gauge of U.S. corporate credit risk erased an earlier decline after Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the central bank may start tapering its bond purchases as soon as this summer.

• Dollar Erases Losses After Williams Says Fed May Taper Purchases

  The dollar erased losses versus the yen and euro after Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said the central bank may begin tapering as early as this summer the pace of its bond purchases.

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