Bloomberg Stocks and US futures fluctuated ahead of inflation data that could influence expectations about the Federal Reserve’s likely timing for paring stimulus. Treasury yields and the dollar were steady. Basic-resources shares declined in Europe as iron ore dropped for a fifth day, with production curbs in China weighing on demand and investors awaiting industrial and economic data due this ...
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Chinese EV maker once worth more than Ford wipes out $80bn
Bloomberg Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd shares plunged anew on Tuesday, extending a decline that has wiped out more than $80 billion in market value from the would-be electric-car maker this year. The Hong Kong-listed company — which at its peak in April was worth more than Ford Motor Co despite not yet having a car on the market ...
Read More »Singapore plans local stocks boost with Temasek fund
Bloomberg Singapore is planning new measures to boost its domestic stock market, according to people with knowledge of matter. State investment giant Temasek Holdings Pte.’s 65 Equity Partners Holdings Pte, with a fund size of at least $745 million, will invest in Singapore and regional mid-cap firms, including initial public offerings, the people said. Temasek and sovereign wealth fund GIC ...
Read More »China tech shares decline on latest volley of internet curbs
Bloomberg Chinese technology shares fall once again on Monday on the latest moves from Beijing to reshape online businesses. Traders mulled a report that the government intends to break up Ant Group Co’s Alipay business, a statement calling for better protection of gig economy workers’ rights and latest warning against blocking links to rival services. The Hang Seng Tech Index ...
Read More »Stocks, futures rise as traders await US CPI
Bloomberg European shares and US futures climbed ahead of critical US inflation data this week that traders will use to assess expectations about the timing of stimulus withdrawal and interest-rate hikes. The dollar edged higher and Treasury yields were little changed. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 advanced after indexes ended last week in red. Energy companies led ...
Read More »Japanese REITs better than traditional assets: Report
Bloomberg Investments in Japanese real estate investment trusts are now more attractive than traditional financial assets such as domestic stocks and bonds thanks to the Bank of Japan’s unprecedented monetary easing, according to a report by staff of the world’s largest pension fund. Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund employees concluded in the report released Sept. 10 that portfolio performance could ...
Read More »Foreign traders set to buy most stocks since Abenomics heyday
Bloomberg Foreign investors are set to buy the most Japanese stocks since the heyday of Abenomics after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s shock resignation put Japan back in the headlines. Fund managers and strategists from JPMorgan Securities Japan Co, Baillie Gifford & Co and BNP Paribas Asset Management are among a string of investors who say they’re becoming more positive on ...
Read More »China tech stocks stumble in rush back towards bull market
Bloomberg China’s embattled technology shares looked like the worst was behind them as they rallied towards a bull market this week — until Beijing took aim at gaming companies again. After a six-month rout that wiped out almost half the market value of stocks on the Hang Seng Tech Index, the gauge had rebounded 17% from its August low by ...
Read More »Stocks drop most in three weeks on economy, ECB risk
Bloomberg European shares dropped amid a blurred outlook for global growth, as investors await Thursday’s update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 1.1% as of 9:01 am in London, trading at its lowest level since August 19 as automakers, banks and industrials led losses. Miners and technology outperformed, but all sectors were lower. ...
Read More »Bitcoin’s latest fall brings key technical levels into play
Bloomberg Bitcoin’s slump following El Salvador’s troubled rollout of the largest cryptocurrency as legal tender has put several key technical levels into focus that could point to greater losses ahead. The virtual coin was trading at about $44,900 as of 9:15 am in London, having slid as much as 17% a day earlier before paring some of the losses while ...
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