* Stocks gain, bonds stabilise * Powell still sees rate cuts, but mum on timing * Oil, gold and copper all on the rise (Updates throughout; refreshes prices at 0815 GMT) By Amanda Cooper LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Global shares rallied on Thursday as U.S. rate cuts remained on the table even if their timing was unclear, while the...

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window) April 4 (Reuters) - European stocks edged higher on Thursday with investors awaiting an inflation print and minutes from the European Central Bank's latest meeting, while shares of Basilea jumped following the U.S. regulatory approval for the drugmaker's bacterial therapy....

(Reuters) - Foreign investors pulled more than a trillion yen out of Japanese stocks last week, as some stocks went ex-dividend and expectations of currency market intervention by the Bank of Japan led to profit booking after a recent rally. They offloaded a net 1.18 trillion yen worth of stocks during the week to March 29 - their largest weekly...

LONDON, April 4 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields moved lower on Thursday, helped by cooler than expected inflation data in the currency bloc the day before as well as remarks by the U.S. central bank chief which helped bring a bit of calm to global government bond markets. ** The yield on Germany's 10-year Bund dropped 2 basis points...