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BLOOMBERG Global stock markets struggled on Wednesday, after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell boosted interest rate wagers, drove up Treasury bond yields and revived fears that the world’s largest economy will not be able to dodge a recession. Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity benchmark slipped about 0.2%, following a weak Asian session, though US equity futures turned marginally positive, ...

BLOOMBERG While stock-picking investors wait around trying to decide their next market move, their computer-driven counterparts have no such luxury. The quants’ taskmasters — trend lines on charts and volatility targets — are forcing them into a concerted buying spree, just as the bond market creates fresh headaches for traditional money managers. One pool of rules-based money, Commodity Trading Advisors, ...

BLOOMBERG Global stocks edged higher Tuesday, as Treasury bond yields held below the key 4% mark and investors waited to see what policy message Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would deliver at his Congressional testimony later in the day. Contracts on the S&P 500 pointed to a bounce after the underlying gauge closed flat, having erased a gain of as ...

BLOOMBERG Global stock markets paused on Monday after last week’s rally, as investors waited to see if US Treasury yields would extend their declines off recent highs and assessed the potential impact of China’s modest new economic growth target. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index firmed slightly, while futures contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 traded around flat, struggling to ...

BLOOMBERG The UK equity market’s record valuation gap to the US is increasing pressure on its companies to maximise shareholder returns through options such as relisting abroad, according to Citigroup Inc. The MSCI United Kingdom Index now trades at a record 40% discount to the US on a 12-month forward earnings-based valuation, strategists including Beata Manthey wrote in a note ...

BLOOMBERG Local retail investments may help double the assets in India’s monthly stock plans in five years, and cushion the market from any selloffs by foreign investors, according to Edelweiss Asset Management Ltd. Assets invested monthly in the so-called systematic investment plans — a vehicle widely used by retail investors — could grow to about $4 billion by 2028 as ...

BLOOMBERG European shares rose on Friday along with global stocks as investors took comfort in underlying economic strength and started March on a high note. Bonds halted declines. A gauge of European stocks climbed 0.6% and headed for a weekly gain. S&P 500 futures ticked higher after the underlying gauge clawed back a weekly loss. Asian equities rose about 1%, ...

BLOOMBERG Stock markets worldwide extended losses on Thursday, as US 10-year Treasury bonds topped 4% for the first time since November in a sign that the Federal Reserve’s warnings of higher-for-longer interest rates are finally sinking in. Europe’s Stoxx 600 equity index retreated 0.5%, having fallen to three-week lows as hotter-than-forecast German inflation data pushed money markets to bet on ...

BLOOMBERG Shares of Adani group companies climbed on Thursday as block trades in some of the conglomerate’s stocks suggested institutional investors were buying after a prolonged rout. Flagship Adani Enterprises Ltd. erased an early loss of 10% as 36.8 million shares, equalling 3.2% of its equity, changed hands in two block trades. A series of block deals also punctuated early ...

BLOOMBERG Crypto investors are scooping up call options betting on a Bitcoin rebound to $30,000, even as momentum in the digital-asset market stalls. Bitcoin options open interest rose in February to $9 billion, according to Bloomberg Intelligence’s Jamie Coutts, who cited Glassnode data. The last time it was at this level, the coin had been trading around $45,000, whereas it’s ...