Stocks

BLOOMBERG The pound weakened and global bonds rallied after inflation in Britain slowed more than expected, reviving speculation about how many more times the Bank of England (BOE) will increase interest rates. Stocks in the UK and Europe advanced. The UK Consumer Prices Index was 7.9% higher than a year ago in June, a sharp drop from the 8.7% reading ...

BLOOMBERG In most countries, the currency turning from the world’s worst to best in the space of a month would be good news. Not in the largely dollarised economy of Zimbabwe, where the local dollar has recouped nearly half of its value against the US dollar after a 90% plunge this year. That’s hurting businesses selling goods using exorbitant exchange ...

BLOOMBERG A rally in European bonds gained steam on Tuesday after a key European Central Bank (ECB) official raised hopes that the end of the rate-hiking cycle is in view. Yields tumbled across the region, with those on Italian debt sinking 12 basis points after ECB Governing Council member Klaas Knot said monetary tightening beyond next week’s meeting is anything ...

BLOOMBERG Luxury and commodity stocks drove European stocks to their first decline in seven days on concerns about China’s sluggish economy. Investors prepared for the latest batch of earnings that’s handed Wall Street banks some of their best results even as other industries are poised to slump. Resources giants Anglo American Plc, Glencore Plc and Rio Tinto Plc dropped after ...

BLOOMBERG It’s too early go long euro-area stocks versus US peers again, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co strategists. “We believe there is another leg of underperformance ahead,” strategists led by Mislav Matejka wrote in a note on Monday, keeping an underweight view on euro-zone equities. The strategists expect further weakness ahead in the region, citing a worsening “growth-policy trade-off” ...

BLOOMBERG It’s been a week when almost everything rallied — from emerging markets to global bonds and the S&P 500 — all buoyed by faith that the Federal Reserve is finally winning the fight against inflation. While trading was subdued as second-quarter earnings started to roll in, the week is ending with blockbuster gains across asset classes. The first batch ...

BLOOMBERG Signs are emerging that Japanese retail investors are getting on the equity bandwagon after having largely missed out on a historic rally. Their buying could help Japanese stocks regain some of the upward momentum that was lost over the past two weeks due to a stronger yen and concerns the Bank of Japan will tweak policy later this month. ...

BLOOMBERG The risk-on mood in markets stretched into another day as stocks climbed and the dollar weakened to a 15-month low. European shares extended the rally, which saw the Stoxx 600 Index surge 1.5%. Swatch Group AG, the maker of Omega and Longines watches, jumped more than 6% as China’s reopening fueled a rise in profits. Watches of Switzerland Group ...

BLOOMBERG China’s tech stocks gained for a fourth day in Hong Kong as growing signs that the government’s long crackdown on the sector is finally over bolstered investor confidence. The latest leg of the rally came after Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with senior executives from country’s leading tech firms and urged local governments to provide more support to the ...

BLOOMBERG The dollar weakened, stocks rose and Treasury yields dipped on expectations slowing US inflation will erode the case for more rate hikes. A gauge of the greenback dropped to the lowest since April as traders focus on US consumer price data, with a Bloomberg survey showing expectations for both core and headline inflation continuing to moderate in the face ...