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Bloomberg European stocks were set for their first weekly drop in three, as investors consider concerns over the surging inflation and the war in Ukraine hurting growth in the region. The Stoxx 600 Index was down less than 0.1% in London, with banks and energy sectors among the biggest decliners. Real estate and retail stocks outperformed. Last week, the European ...

Bloomberg Russian equities erased earlier advance and fall during the second day of limited trading after a record long shutdown of the country’s stock market. The MOEX Russia Index was down 2.9% by 12:18 pm in Moscow after earlier rising as much as 3.3%. Gas giant Gazprom PJSC led losses after the US and the European Union reached a deal ...

  Bloomberg European stocks ticked higher with US futures, while Treasuries extended their slide as investors weighed the risks of rising inflation and the impact of the war in Ukraine. Oil fluctuated and the dollar edged higher. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 0.2%, with utilities the best-performing sector and technology the worst. Shares in Russia advanced as they partially ...

Bloomberg Tokyo prosecutors charged SMBC Nikko Securities Inc and five of its staff members with alleged stock market manipulation, as a trading scandal that’s rocked the nation’s financial industry escalated in the Japanese capital. The prosecutors indicted the brokerage arm of the nation’s second-biggest banking group and the five employees in relation to allegedly propping up the price of certain ...

  Bloomberg Global bond markets have suffered unprecedented losses since peaking last year, as central banks including the Federal Reserve look to tighten policy to combat surging inflation. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, a benchmark for government and corporate debt total returns, has fallen 11% from a high in January 2021. That’s the biggest decline from a peak in data ...

  Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks extended a rally into a second day on Wednesday, as share buybacks by Xiaomi Corp. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. spurred hopes that other tech firms may follow suit. The Hang Seng Tech Index ended 2.1% higher, with Xiaomi gaining 4.1% and Bilibili Inc’s 10% advance among the outperforming names. The gauge has climbed nearly ...

  Bloomberg A growing number of UK companies is ditching a home listing to go abroad, after a series of high-profile flops cast doubt on London’s campaign to attract startups and initial public offerings (IPOs). The UK is heading for its worst first quarter for IPOs since 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The war in Ukraine and soaring ...

  Bloomberg Stocks climbed with US equity futures as a selloff in bonds deepened on Tuesday on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s signals the central bank will take more aggressive measures to clamp down on inflation. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index marched higher, led by banks and cyclical stocks like automakers. Futures on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 flipped ...

  Bloomberg Chinese equities fall on Monday as traders remained concerned about whether there would be adequate policy support to spur growth after lenders left the borrowing costs unchanged. The CSI 300 Index closed down 0.2% after falling as much as 1%. Rate-sensitive financial firms and property developers weighed on the market. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which tracks ...

  Bloomberg Dentists, surgeons and other suburban millionaires don’t loom large on the client rosters of buyout funds run by the most elite investment companies. But inside Blackstone Inc, plans are afoot to develop its first private equity fund targeting such individuals as part of a project codenamed “BXPE.” The goal: build new war chests that would eventually gather tens ...