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Malaysia stocks advance most since March 2020

  Bloomberg Malaysian stocks surged the most in over two years after veteran opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was appointed the new prime minister, ending a political impasse that’s weighed on markets this week. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index rallied 4% at the close. Gaming companies including Genting Malaysia Bhd., Sports Toto Bhd. And Magnum Bhd rise as the ...

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Crypto collapse opens 1,350% gap between stocks, price targets

  Bloomberg Predicting the price of a stock a year from now is hard, even for Wall Street’s best analysts. But for investors who bought into the bullish expectations behind cryptocurrency-related stocks at the beginning of this year, those forecasts now look like pipe dreams. For 10 crypto stocks tracked by Bloomberg, with at least three analyst price targets at ...

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US stocks advance before Fed minutes; dollar declines

  Bloomberg US stocks rise as investors await the release of policy minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting for potential signs that the central bank may slow its pace of interest-rate hikes. The S&P 500 climbed after closing at its highest level since mid-September. The Nasdaq 100 jumped after wavering as the session started. Sentiment was boosted after latest ...

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World’s worst-performing stocks have Vietnam investors on edge

  Bloomberg The world’s biggest stock-market slump is testing the resolve of Vietnam’s investing masses. A government crackdown on real estate companies, corruption probes and tightening credit have pushed the benchmark VN Index down 36% this year in the world’s worst performance, led by banks and property firms. While some foreign investors see a buying opportunity, the crisis is punishing ...

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Stocks gain as oil majors rally; Fedspeak in focus

Bloomberg European shares advanced, boosted by oil majors as crude prices recovered. US futures gained as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve officials to assess the potential for slower interest rate hikes. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 0.7%, with Shell Plc and BP Plc among the biggest drivers of the gains. Contracts on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ...

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Goldman Sachs strategists say bear market will last in 2023

  Bloomberg Equity investors hoping for a better year in 2023 will be disappointed, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists, who said the bear market phase is not over yet. “The conditions that are typically consistent with an equity trough have not yet been reached,” strategists including Peter Oppenheimer and Sharon Bell wrote in a note on Monday. They ...

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Stocks decline on China Covid worries; dollar up

Bloomberg Stocks fall amid concern that China may tighten Covid curbs after a string of reported deaths, with investors seeking shelter in the dollar. European equities edged lower, with mining stocks the biggest drag on the regional benchmark index. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures contracts both dropped by about 0.5%. Walt Disney Co. rallied more than 10% in New ...

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China, South Korea stocks set to outperform in 2023: Goldman

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s analysts turned bullish on the equity markets of China and South Korea, predicting they will outperform in 2023 as Beijing relaxes its Covid-Zero policy and the global backdrop improves. Both the MSCI China benchmark and the country’s CSI 300 Index will rise by 16% in the next 12 months, the most in the region, strategists ...

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Stocks rise with yields as Fed messages digested

  Bloomberg European stocks rise and US index futures pointed to a stronger open on Wall Street after two days of losses triggered by Federal Reserve signals that interest rates would continue to rise for a while yet. Europe’s Stoxx index rises 0.8%, led by energy, banking and utilities, though shares stayed on track to snap a four-week rising streak. ...

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Fund titans buying Chinese stocks on bets worst is over

  Bloomberg Franklin Templeton Investments and Eastspring Investments are joining a growing list of money managers snapping up Chinese stocks on bets that Beijing’s pivot away from Covid Zero will bring significant gains. China’s world-beating rally this month has solidified convictions that recent losses are a thing of the past as a property rescue plan and easing on virus controls ...

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