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BLOOMBERG US equity futures were steady and European stocks edged higher as investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s much-anticipated interest-rate decision. The pound rallied to a six-week high after a surprise rise in UK inflation increased pressure for action from the Bank of England. Contracts for the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were marginally lower. Virgin Orbit Holdings ...

BLOOMBERG Nordea Asset Management AB bought financial stocks in Asia amid this month’s global rout in the sector, as it remains optimistic about their earnings growth prospects. |“We have added to our insurance holdings in Asia,” Hilde Jenssen, Nordea’s head of fundamental equities, said in an interview in Singapore. “It’s clear when half a trillion is wiped off in market ...

BLOOMBERG European shares rallied for a second day and US futures pointed to a firmer open for Wall Street as steps to shore up the financial system helped restore confidence. The Stoxx Europe 600 jumped as much as 1.4%, buoyed by a 3.5% jump in an index of banking shares. Futures for the S&P 500 climbed after a report that ...

BLOOMBERG European stocks decline and US equity futures retreated as the emergency weekend sale of Credit Suisse Group AG to UBS Group AG failed to soothe market jitters over the health of the banking system. Investors turned to the safest assets, spurring gains in Treasuries, while gold rose on haven demand. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 0.7%, with a ...

BLOOMBERG Turmoil in the banking sector, hotter-than expected inflation data, and renewed hopes for a dovish Federal Reserve has Bitcoin reaching levels not seen in about nine months. The largest digital coin topped $28,000 for the first time since June 2022, trading at around $28,200 on Monday. Bitcoin is now up more than 70% since the start of the year. ...

BLOOMBERG South Korea needs to take the politically sensitive step of fully lifting curbs on stock short selling to ensure inclusion in a key global index, the head of the country’s securities exchange said. Asia’s sixth-largest equity market is seeking to be upgraded in MSCI Inc.’s equity gauge to developed status from emerging, part of efforts to revitalise the sector ...

BLOOMBERG US equity-index futures were steady on Friday and Treasuries gained, capping a tumultuous week for global markets amid lingering concern that the financial turmoil which has roiled bonds and stocks is not over. Contracts on the S&P 500 fluctuated after the index rallied 1.8% as larger banks threw a lifeline to First Republic Bank, the latest US lender to ...

BLOOMBERG Stocks in India rebounded from the brink of a technical correction amid choppy trading as investors assessed the impact to local markets from the crisis at Credit Suisse group AG. The benchmark NSE Nifty 50 Index had slid as much as 0.7% on Thursday, taking its losses from an all-time high on December 1, 2022 to 10% before bouncing ...

BLOOMBERG The turmoil on global financial markets eased on Thursday after regulators threw a lifeline to Credit Suisse Group AG, though signs of unrest persisted as volatility gauges remained elevated and overnight gains in US futures evaporated ahead of the European Central Bank’s rate decision. European stocks edged higher and Credit Suisse rallied the most in history at the open, ...

BLOOMBERG Fresh turmoil at Credit Suisse Group AG roiled European bank shares and dented sentiment in the US futures market as investors remain on edge after last week’s regional-bank failures. Treasuries turned higher on haven demand. Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity benchmark fell 2%, with a gauge of banks plunging more than 5%. Shares in Credit Suisse slumped for an eighth ...