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As trade details emerge, China $7 trillion is next

Bloomberg News that the US and China are near a trade deal that could lift most or all American tariffs did little to bring out the animal spirits from Asia stock traders. But when China said “substantial progress” was made, that appeared to do the trick. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index spiked up around 11:24 a.m. in Hong Kong, with ...

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Goldman, JPMorgan still see upside in China assets

Bloomberg Chinese stocks have had a great start to 2019, and it may not stop there. The benchmark CSI 300 Index has risen 25 percent this year, outperforming all other major stock gauges. The offshore yuan has risen more than 2 percent versus the US dollar. And while Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. say some sectors ...

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Domestic revenge ignites in UK stocks as Brexit D-Day averted

Bloomberg A can kicked down the road is better than one that explodes in your face. And so, in stock markets at least, people are feeling more relaxed about Brexit than for some time. With UK Prime Minister Theresa May agreeing to possibly postpone the March 29 scheduled departure date if her deal fails and, at the same time, the ...

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Stocks drop on earnings, India; pound strengthens

Bloomberg US equity futures fell alongside European stocks on fresh headwinds from disappointing corporate earnings and geopolitical tension in Asia. The dollar and Treasuries held steady as traders awaited the second half of the Federal Reserve chairman’s testimony to Congress. The Stoxx Europe 600 index declined as Air France-KLM dropped the most ever and Nivea hand-cream maker Beiersdorf cut guidance, ...

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Corporate America goes on debt diet after a $3trn binge

Bloomberg US companies are finally listening to stock and bond investors that have been pressing corporations to cut their debt loads. General Electric Co. is selling its biopharmaceutical business to Danaher Corp. for more than $21 billion, and using the money to pay down borrowings. Kraft Heinz is slashing its dividend and using the proceeds of asset sales to reduce ...

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Global stocks slide as trade optimism wanes; pound up

Bloomberg Global stocks dropped on Tuesday as the rush of optimism over US-China trade talks from earlier in the week faded. The pound rallied as UK Prime Minister Theresa May promised a vote to delay Brexit if her proposed deal fails. S&P 500 Index futures slid and European stocks edged lower after US President Donald Trump raised the possibility of ...

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Stocks, rupee pare declines as investors weigh impact of attacks

Bloomberg Indian stocks and the rupee bounced off the day’s lows as investors assessed the impact of the rising tensions between India and Pakistan against the backdrop of falling oil prices and buoyant emerging markets. The S&P BSE Sensex tumbled as much as 1.4 percent and the rupee lost 0.5 percent in reaction to an air strike on a terrorist ...

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Stocks climb as China soars on optimism over trade

Bloomberg US equity futures advanced alongside stocks in Europe and Asia after President Donald Trump postponed the date for boosting tariffs on Chinese imports, taken as a sign of progress in the trade talks. Bonds fell and the dollar retreated. Contracts on the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P all climbed, while the trade headlines boosted carmakers in Europe, fueling an advance ...

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China’s stock surge puts world-beating bond rally in shade

Bloomberg A surge in equities is blunting the attraction of China’s world-leading bond rally, prompting analysts to recommend clients pile into stocks rather than debt. News that the US will extend a tariff truce is likely to fuel that momentum. The rally since January 3 has added more than $1 trillion to the value of the country’s equities, while China’s ...

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From best to worst, India’s stock market is setting off alarm bells

Bloomberg Two months ago, it was Asia’s hottest stock market. Now, investors are shunning it. India has wiped out $113 billion in value this year after winning the regional equity crown in 2018. Uncertainty surrounding upcoming elections, an ongoing debt issue, a government that’s making greater demands on the central bank and high valuations have kept investors on the sidelines. ...

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