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Bloomberg The omens are looking bad for the yen. Traders have boosted short positions on Japan’s currency for six straight weeks as signs that economic growth is slowing make it more likely the central bank will maintain its record monetary stimulus. At the same time, global risk sentiment is improving as the US and China near a deal to resolve …

Bloomberg US stocks advanced and bonds retreated globally as upbeat economic reports from China to Europe and renewed hopes for a Sino-US trade deal attracted investors to riskier assets. The euro and pound strengthened. The S&P 500 climbed for a fifth day, equaling the longest winning streak in two months. The Dow briefly erased gains after a gauge of US …

Bloomberg Italian stocks extended their 2019 rally on Wednesday, with the FTSE MIB benchmark set to enter a bull market, boosted by positive economic data. The benchmark gauge rose 1 percent and has gained 20 percent since reaching a two-year low on December 27 in a broad-based advance led by stocks including Ferrari NV and UniCredit SpA. March’s composite PMI …

Bloomberg US equities extended losses and European shares climbed as investors reassessed the strong rally that started the week. Treasuries resumed their charge higher, while the pound weakened after Britain’s parliament once again failed to reach a consensus on Brexit. The Dow was dragged down by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc after lower pharmacy reimbrusements hurt earnings at the drugstore chain. …

Bloomberg An abrupt surge in Bitcoin sent the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to the highest level since November, jolting the $160 billion market for digital assets after three months of calm. Traders struggled to pinpoint reasons for the rally, though some noted a flood fresh interest after Bitcoin breached the $4,200 level. The cryptocurrency briefly topped $5,000 and the value …

Bloomberg Stocks strengthened worldwide as strong manufacturing data out of the world’s second largest economy helped ease investor worries about a slowdown in global growth. Treasuries extended losses after as a gauge of US factories topped estimates in March. The S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq were all in the green. Shares of Lyft dropped below its IPO price as analysts …

Bloomberg India’s benchmark stocks gauge rose for a third day on Monday to close on the verge of a record. Expectations that the central bank will this week announce its second interest-rate cut for 2019, and a national election that will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi reelected helped boost sentiment in a market that capped its best quarter since June …

Bloomberg Bitcoin advanced to the highest level of 2019, the latest milestone for cryptocurrencies as they claw back from a year that saw three-quarters of their market value wiped out. The biggest digital coin on Monday rose as much as 1.6 percent to $4,135.60, the top intraday level since December 24, according to weekday trading data compiled by Bloomberg. So-called …

Bloomberg Indian markets have staged an eye-catching comeback in March after taking a drubbing in the first two months of the year, and bulls are salivating at the prospect of more gains. Foreign investors who shunned rupee bonds and stocks in the wake of border skirmishes with Pakistan have returned as tensions eased, with inflows eclipsing those for closely-watched emerging-market …

Bloomberg Ghana’s stocks are the worst-performers globally in the first quarter after a sell-off by foreign investors hobbled the local currency and demand from local institutional investors dried up. The Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index has lost more than 14 percent this year, making it the laggard in dollar terms among 94 global equities benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg. The index …