Bloomberg UK equity outflows are on track for their worst year ever, with investors pulling $18 billion from the country’s stock funds so far in 2022, according to Bank of America Corp. The figure eclipses prior years, and would mark a seventh straight year of UK equity outflows — every year since the 2016 Brexit referendum — according to ...
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China stock traders seek golden week boost after brutal selloff
Bloomberg China’s Golden Week holiday will be a crucial period for stock traders looking for fresh market impetus, after a brutal year pushed a key benchmark to near its lowest in two years. The CSI 300 Index has lost more than 14% this quarter, buffeted by the nation’s Covid- 19 restrictions and property woes, as well as a global selloff ...
Read More »Japan’s bond market liquidity falls to lowest level since 2011
Bloomberg Japan’s bond market liquidity deteriorated to levels not seen in over a decade on growing fears that overseas rate hikes would lead to a global economic downturn. A Bloomberg gauge measuring the deviation of Japanese government bond yields from model-estimated values soared this week to its highest level since April 2011, suggesting few investors were willing to bet ...
Read More »Dollar rallies, UK bonds surge after Bank of England statement
Bloomberg The dollar rises to another record after the White House talked down the prospect of weakening the currency, while UK bonds surged after the Bank of England (BOE) said it would carry out temporary purchases of long-dated government bonds to help restore order to the market. US futures were mixed, while European stocks dropped for a fifth day as ...
Read More »Citi says European stock outflows are at euro zone crisis levels
Bloomberg Investors are abandoning European stocks at levels last seen during the euro zone debt crisis, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists, adding that this could represent a contrarian signal to buy. European equity funds are on track for eight straight months of outflows totalling $98 billion, or 6% of assets under management, the bank said in a note citing ...
Read More »UK markets lost over $500 billion since Liz Truss took over as PM
Bloomberg The UK’s stock and bond markets have lost at least $500 billion in combined value since Liz Truss took over as Prime Minister, with investor confidence shattered by a shock tax-cutting budget. Taking the helm at a time when the UK economy was already grappling with the specter of recession, the Truss government’s new fiscal policies fuelled concerns ...
Read More »Futures rise, pound gains as global selloff pauses
Bloomberg Global markets remained on edge on Tuesday as investors braced for a heightened risk of global recession, even as dip buyers emerged. Most stocks rise as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and BlackRock Inc. soured on equities for the short term and Citigroup Inc. said bearish positioning continues to rise. Tech giants including Apple, Amazon.com and Alphabet advanced more ...
Read More »Global risk assets tumble as pressure on UK mounts
Bloomberg Global risk assets extended their selloff on Monday as fears of faster inflation and global recession continued to rise. UK markets were in focus as the pound crashed to an all-time low and bond yields surged to the highest in more than a decade, sparking talk of emergency action by the Bank of England. The market mayhem unleashed ...
Read More »Crypto duelling with the dollar to be this quarter’s top performer
Bloomberg Wild gyrations in markets have left cryptocurrencies duelling with the dollar for the title of top-performing asset this quarter. The MVIS CryptoCompare Digital Assets 100 Index has added 7.3% since the end of June, whereas stocks, bonds, commodities and gold suffered losses. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is up by a similar magnitude over the period, reaching a ...
Read More »Bonds, stocks decline as global economic growth fears spread
Bloomberg Global bond yields surged and stocks extended declines at the end of a week that underscored expectations for tighter monetary policy and a slowing economy. A dollar gauge rose to yet another record and 10-year Treasury yields to the highest in more than a decade, while UK bonds plunged and the pound fell as markets priced in a ...
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