Stocks

  Bloomberg Japan’s sovereign yield curve has been jolted into life as a buyer’s strike and dovish central bank triggers a sharp steepening — setting the market aside from global peers. The move looks set to continue as the big institutions that dominate purchases of super-long maturities stick to the sidelines, hurt by the recent turmoil in global stocks and …

  Bloomberg European stocks and US futures rise on Tuesday after a report fueled optimism that Russia is de-escalating tensions with Ukraine. All sectors in Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index posted gains and US benchmarks climbed. The ruble and Russian stocks rallied after Interfax reported that Russia’s southern and western armies are returning to their bases. Treasury yields advanced, while the …

  Bloomberg Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) will withstand the global shift towards higher interest rates because its $128 billion stock portfolio is dominated by larger companies in sectors such as financials and energy, an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence shows. LIC, set for nation’s biggest ever initial share sale in Mumbai, has a portfolio peppered with index heavyweights such …

  Bloomberg A pair of big Bitcoin miners are poised to sell their stock in the face of a drop in token prices that has led other miners to trade in some their Bitcoin holdings. Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. and Hut 8 Mining Corp. have both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the option to sell company stock …

  Bloomberg Stocks fell around the world as geopolitical risks over Ukraine rippled through global markets, adding to concerns about inflation and the prospect of aggressive Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes to tame it. US futures dropped, with airlines sliding in premarket trading as Ukraine tensions hit travel stocks and companies exposed to Russia and eastern Europe were under pressure. Expensive …

  Bloomberg Russian stocks and bonds slumped as traders weighed the risks of escalating tensions over Ukraine. The benchmark MOEX index was down more than 3%, dragged lower by losses in Sberbank PJSC and natural-gas exporter Gazprom PJSC. Russia’s cost of borrowing in dollars surged the most in two years as yields on 2029 bonds jumped nearly 60 basis points. …

  Bloomberg Stocks extended declines on Friday along with American index futures as red-hot US inflation stoked bets on faster Federal Reserve interest-rate hikes amid febrile speculation about the monetary-policy outlook. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped more than 1%, with technology and real-estate shares leading the decline. Carmakers outperformed after strong results from Mercedes-Benz AG. The benchmark remains on …

  Bloomberg Europe’s food delivery firms are finding out the hard way that investors are no longer willing to look past continual losses and rising costs. Delivery Hero SE’s shares shed close to a third of their value, or about 5.1 billion euros ($5.8 billion), in a record rout as analysts lamented elusive profitability. The bleeding continued with a further …

  Bloomberg Bonds in India gained and the rupee falls after the central bank held back on a widely expected hike in a key rate, continuing with its benign policy stance amid a hawkish turn by most global central banks. The yield on five-year bonds fall 17 basis points to 6.20%, while that on 10-year note declined by ten points …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe trimmed an advance on Thursday amid mixed corporate earnings, while US futures slipped as traders await key US inflation data that may shape views on how aggressively the Federal Reserve will tighten monetary policy. The Stoxx Europe 600 index was little changed after paring a gain of as much as 0.5%. Siemens AG jumped as …