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Bloomberg Semiconductor stocks across the globe retreated on Monday after fresh US curbs on China’s access to American technology added to a disappointing start to the earnings season, stoking concerns that the industry’s downturn is far from over. In China, bellwether Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) falls 4% in Hong Kong, the most in five weeks. Declines were steeper in …

  Bloomberg As recession looms, stock prices slide and sterling sinks, British firms are backing off expansion and instead handing money back to investors by buying back shares like never before. Companies in the FTSE 100 Index are set to repurchase stock worth almost $57 billion this year, significantly above previous peaks, according to financial services firm AJ Bell Ltd. …

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures wobbled between gains and losses as investors awaited the latest payrolls report for clues on the monetary-policy path after a raft of Federal Reserve officials doused expectations for a quick halt to rate hikes. December contracts on the Nasdaq 100 Index fall 0.3%, trimming deeper losses, amid premarket declines for semiconductor stocks. Advanced Micro Devices …

Bloomberg In the world’s third biggest economy, public skepticism toward financial investing has become so entrenched that investment bank Nomura Holdings Inc. is teaching economic basics in high schools to win over the next generation. About eight in 10 Japanese have never invested in securities, according to a lobby group for the nation’s brokers. Securities and investments account for only …

Bloomberg A wild first month for Liz Truss’s government has seen at least £300 billion ($340 billion) wiped from the combined value of the nation’s stock and bond markets. While assets globally have been roiled by central bank efforts to tame surging inflation, confidence in the UK has been shaken. The September selloff on concerns about the Truss government’s tax …

Bloomberg With the global economy likely to slow down next year, tech stocks and US equities are looking more attractive, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists. Strategists led by Robert Buckland expect 18% returns for global stocks by the end of 2023 but warn “it will likely be a volatile ride.” Growth strategies will be back in play as investor focus …

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures fall as investors took a pause from a rally driven by bets for less hawkish central banks, and sought more evidence that inflation is moderating. December contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 dropped 0.9% each after the underlying indexes scaled two-week highs. Treasuries slid across the curve and the dollar rose for the …

  Bloomberg One by one, short sellers are being forced to capitulate as market expectations grow for a slower pace of central bank tightening. Whether in stocks or bonds, bearish bets are being dealt a blow as US data begin to reflect the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate hikes. A dovish pivot by the Reserve Bank of Australia …

  Bloomberg Global bonds and stocks are rallying on hopes that the latest signs of weakness in the US economy will push the Federal Reserve to rethink the aggressive monetary policy tightening that some fear will trigger a recession. While the so-called Fed pivot has long been hoped for, it got another jolt this week with the release of weaker-than-expected …

Bloomberg The stock rallies of Gautam Adani’s companies, which expanded his fortune at a pace that outran all other billionaires globally, is set for a reversal, according to a technical indicator that predicted previous slumps for more than a decade. TD Sequential, a widely followed DeMark technical indicator that forecast drops in Adani Enterprises Ltd. three times since 2009, suggests …