Stocks

Stock, futures slip after Powell’s hawkish turn

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe struggled to build on a three-day rally as traders assessed hawkish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the latest data on inflation and economic activity. The Stoxx Europe 600 index edged lower, with ABN Amro slumping almost 10% after the Dutch lender reported first-quarter results burdened by rising costs. The energy sector outperformed ...

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Stocks, futures surge as bonds fall; dollar drops

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe rise on Tuesday along with US equity futures as risk appetite returned to markets roiled by concerns about global economic growth, surging prices and policy tightening. Treasury yields rise and the dollar retreated. Industrial and basic-resources stocks led a broad-based advance of the Stoxx Europe 600, setting the gauge on course for a third day ...

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Insurer LIC slumps in debut after record $2.7 billion India IPO

Bloomberg State-run insurer Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) dropped early in its Mumbai trading debut after a record initial public offering that priced at the top of the range and was oversubscribed nearly three times. The shares plunged as much as 9.4% to 860 rupees in Mumbai, versus their IPO price of 949, before paring about half of the ...

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US futures, stocks advance as rate-hike worries ease

  Bloomberg US futures and stocks rise on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pushed back against speculation of steeper interest-rate hikes. Risk sentiment was boosted by a rebound in cryptocurrencies. Contracts on the S&P 500 gained 1% and those on the Nasdaq 100 climbed 1.6%. Twitter Inc shares plunged as much as 26% in New York premarket trading ...

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Indonesia stock index avoids correction despite tech selloff

  Bloomberg Indonesia’s stock benchmark avoided a correction after an intraday tumble of more than 10% from its high in April, dragged by technology shares. The Jakarta Composite Index of shares closed little changed on Friday, capping this week’s losses at 8.7%. That’s the worst week since March 2020, when the country shut its international borders to curb the pandemic. ...

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Global stocks tumble amid inflation worries; dollar up

  Bloomberg Global stocks and US equity-index futures tumbled as stubborn inflation in the world’s biggest economy bolstered the case for more aggressive monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index slid 0.7% after the equity gauge slumped to the lowest level since March 2021. Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.1%. Equity benchmarks from Hong Kong to ...

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Crypto billionaires’ vast fortunes are destroyed in weeks

  Bloomberg Coinbase Global Inc founder Brian Armstrong had a personal fortune of $13.7 billion as recently as November and about $8 billion at the end of March. That’s now just $2.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after a selloff in digital currencies from Bitcoin to Ether triggered a precipitous decline in the market value of Coinbase, the ...

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European stocks advance before key US inflation data

  Bloomberg European stocks rose as Covid cases in China eased, while investor attention turned to US inflation data for clues on the path of monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 1.3% by 12:28 pm in London, extending a rebound from a four-week long slump that was sparked by concerns over tightening central bank policies, surging commodity ...

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Selloff in stocks isn’t over yet, says Morgan Stanley

  Bloomberg The rout in stocks isn’t over just yet, according to Morgan Stanley strategists, who see scope for both US and European equities to correct further amid mounting concerns of slowing growth. Strategist Michael Wilson, who has long been a skeptic of the decade-long bull run in US stocks, said in a note that even after five weeks of ...

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China tech stocks fall as growth woes, global rout grip traders

  Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks fall as Hong Kong markets reopened after a holiday to face renewed growth worries and persistent regulatory risks, sparking another bout of selling. The Hang Seng Tech Index tumbled 3.2% on Tuesday, extending its slide into a fifth day. JD.com Inc. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. were among the biggest drags. Key equities gauges across ...

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