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  Bloomberg Chinese property stocks and bonds rallied for a second day after the central bank pledged to use more monetary policy tools to spur the economy. The sector extended gains near the end of trading on a report that China may make it easier for firms to tap pre-sale funds deposited by homebuyers. Country Garden Holdings Co., the country’s ...

  Bloomberg Jefferies Financial Group Inc strategists turned bullish on Chinese stocks, saying they’re due for a rebound after getting hammered by a year of regulatory crackdowns and a slowing economy. After being underweight on Chinese equities for most of 2021, “the case for a mean-reversion led bounce is building,” Jefferies strategists including Desh Peramunetilleke wrote in a January 17 ...

  Bloomberg Most stocks fall on Tuesday amid a jump in global bond yields as investors girded for the removal of central bank support to quell high inflation. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index declined, with energy the only sector to advance. US equity futures slipped before the market reopens later from a holiday. Asian shares struggled. Treasuries dropped across the curve, ...

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Monday as traders weighed a global advance in sovereign bond yields and the start of the earnings season. Media, miners and healthcare led an advance in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index, while Nasdaq 100 futures fall. A dollar gauge was little changed and oil ticked up. US stock and bond markets are shut on Monday ...

  Bloomberg The threat of the Omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries just as it looks set to subside in some Western nations, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region. The problem is that Asian governments are carrying out widely diverging coronavirus policies, with strategies ranging from China’s pursuit of ...

  Bloomberg A record wave of share repurchases by Hong Kong-listed companies could be a signal that the city’s beaten-down equities are ready for a turnaround after a year of underperforming global peers. Last year, 192 firms bought back a combined $9.2 billion worth of their own shares, the biggest annual tally on record, according to data on announced deals ...

  Bloomberg European stocks followed Asian shares lower on Friday after a slew of Federal Reserve officials signaled they’ll combat inflation aggressively. Treasury yields rise, while the dollar fell. Technology companies, which are seen as most sensitive to higher rates, were among the biggest declines in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index. US futures ticked up after the Nasdaq 100 fell to ...

  Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc sold 128.5 billion yen ($1.13 billion) in bonds, taking advantage of Japan’s ultra-low borrowing costs. The US company priced a multi-part debt offering on Friday, marking its fourth bond deal in the Japanese currency in as many years. With a coupon of 0.203%, the US company priced its 5-year debt at a rate ...

  Bloomberg European stocks slipped with US futures as investors digested the latest read on American inflation and assessed bets on timing for the first Federal Reserve rate increases in the pandemic era. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index traded slightly lower after two days of gains, with technology and miners offsetting declines in travel and leisure and consumer products. Contracts ...

  Bloomberg The great sorting of electric-vehicle companies is under way in the stock market. Investors have embraced Tesla Inc and its meteoric rise as the biggest carmaker by market value, while Ford Motor Co has more than doubled in the past year on its EV plans. On the other hand, new entrants with little in the way of earnings, ...