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China Mobile poised for Shanghai mega listing after US ban

  Bloomberg China Mobile Ltd, the country’s largest wireless carrier by revenue, has received approval from regulators to list in Shanghai after being removed from the New York Stock Exchange due to an investment ban ordered by former President Donald Trump. The state-run enterprise got the nod from the China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue A-shares, according to a filing ...

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Stocks, futures advance before banks meet

Bloomberg Stocks gained on Tuesday as traders prepared for this year’s last central bank meetings later this week. Treasuries and the dollar were little changed. Miners led gains in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index, while US contracts rose after S&P 500 slid from a record and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 underperformed. MSCI Inc’s Asia-Pacific share index falls for a third session, ...

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Europe stocks, US futures up before central banks meet

  Bloomberg European stocks and US futures rise on Monday as traders prepared for a wave of central bank decisions this week amid concerns about economic risks from the omicron virus variant. Miners led an advance in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index as the price of iron ore jumped on expectations that China will move to increase the stimulus next year. ...

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Stock-market bravado tested as bonds flash Fed policy danger

  Bloomberg The fastest inflation print in nearly 40 years is rattling nerves on Wall Street where economically sensitive trades are hitched to an ultra-accommodative Federal Reserve. The spread between five- and 30-year Treasury yields has narrowed relentlessly this quarter, with that curve now near the flattest since March 2020. It’s a sign bond traders are betting faster rate hikes ...

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Top equity funds in Asia are all buying Chinese green stocks

Bloomberg What do Asia’s five best-performing $1 billion-plus equity funds for 2021 have in common? They are all betting big on China’s renewables push. The funds returned at least 40% each by investing in stocks that are part of renewables and electric-vehicle supply chains, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The $3.7 billion China AMC Energy Innovation Equity Fund led ...

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Risk of major stocks drawdown modest for now: Goldman

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc strategists said there’s little reason to expect a major retreat in US stocks in the months ahead, even as the breadth of the rally that has pushed the S&P 500 index into successive records is getting increasingly narrow. Just five stocks account for 51% of the US benchmark’s returns since April, Goldman’s strategists led by ...

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Evergrande crisis no Lehman moment for Chinese markets

Bloomberg For all the warnings earlier this year that China Evergrande Group’s debt crisis would become the country’s Lehman moment, the developer’s landmark payment failure is barely registering in local financial markets. The CSI 300 Index of stocks on Wednesday climbed to a six-week high, while Chinese junk dollar bonds rose 2 cents on the dollar, according to traders. The ...

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Stocks, US futures up as risks ebb; dollar holds

Bloomberg Stocks rise for a third day as optimism about vaccines eased concerns about the omicron variant and China policies helped buffer against fallout from mounting property debt distress. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index rose 0.5% after the biggest jump in more than a year, with healthcare shares outperforming and energy stocks down. US futures ticked up after the biggest surge ...

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Stocks, futures advance as technology shares rebound

Bloomberg Stocks and futures rise on Tuesday as concerns about the severity of the omicron virus variant receded and China pledged measures to support economic growth. Technology shares led gains in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index and Nasdaq 100 futures rise. Chinese tech stocks also rebounded from last week’s rout, with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd soaring by the most since its ...

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Morgan Stanley sees Fed as greater threat to stocks than omicron

Bloomberg Stock investors probably have more important things to worry about than the emergence of the new coronavirus strain, according to Morgan Stanley’s strategists. While “not that concerned about omicron as a major risk factor for equities,” the strategists led by Michael Wilson see headwinds building elsewhere, after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled the possible accelerated tapering of asset ...

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