A global stock sell-off is deepening with investors fleeing to safe havens [Video]

Investors on Monday turned to safe-haven assets as a global stock sell-off deepened, following weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs data at the end of last week.

The disappointing jobs report spurred investor fears that the Federal Reserve made a mistake last week when it kept interest rates unchanged, and that the world’s largest economy is headed toward a recession.

The stock sell-off has also been exacerbated by volatility in some of the major earnings and a more hawkish Bank of Japan, which has led to speculation that the popular yen “carry trade”has imploded over a short-term basis. A “carry trade” takes place when an investor borrows in a currency with low interest rates, such as the yen, and reinvests the proceeds in a currency with a higher rate of …