Home Business Global Markets: World stocks muted, dollar firms on fading U.S. job's bounce Business Global Markets: World stocks muted, dollar firms on fading U.S. job's bounce By Genpie - February 4, 2019 174 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp World stocks clung to near two-month highs on Monday, with the dollar strengthening and oil prices racing to a 2019 peak, though some European bourses struggled as momentum provided by U.S. employment and manufacturing data started to fade.