Global stock markets rose Monday as investors considered the prospect of U.S. interest rates remaining at rock-bottom for longer and saw increased prospects for Chinese stimulus. The Stoxx Europe 600 was 1.7% higher in early trade following a weaker than expected U.S. jobs report Friday. Stocks initially sold off on Friday over concerns that a volatile global economy was hurting the outlook for U.S. growth , before a rally in oil prices boosted the shares of energy and materials companies and caused U.S. equity markets to close higher. Labor-market strength had earlier been cited as an important factor motivating U.S. central bank officials to consider raising interest rates. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren said Saturday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that his confidence in a rate rise fell after the latest jobs data . Ultralow interest rates have supported global stock markets for […]