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Traders explore FX havens as rising rates dent case for bonds

  Bloomberg The prospect of Federal Reserve policy tightening and signs of thinner bond market liquidity are denting the case for Treasuries as a reliable haven just as amped up geopolitical tensions around Ukraine have investors on alert for potential refuge assets. That’s spurring some to look more closely at currency markets in particular for alternative ways to protect themselves ...

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US futures surge on Biden-Putin summit

  Bloomberg US equity futures rise and Asian stocks pared losses on Monday as traders evaluated the possibility of a summit on Ukraine between President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 and European contracts erased falls to climb about 1%, while an Asia-Pacific equity index came off its lows but stayed in the red. ...

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Stocks, futures advance on planned US-Russia talks

  Bloomberg Stocks rise on Friday as planned talks between Russia and the US over Ukraine alleviated some investor gloom about geopolitical risks. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index and US equity futures advanced after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov agreed to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken for talks in Europe next week. On Thursday, President Joe Biden warned that ...

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Temasek-backed fund amasses $10b for global foray

  Bloomberg 74-year-old Ng Kok Song has built one of Singapore’s fastest-growing investment companies with plans to make it a global player. Avanda Investment Management’s assets have more than doubled to around $10 billion since it was co-founded by Ng in mid-2015 — soon after he retired from sovereign wealth giant GIC as its chief investment officer following a 42-year ...

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China technology stocks outlook improves year after $1.5trn rout

  Bloomberg A yearlong slide in Chinese technology stocks that wiped out $1.5 trillion in market value may finally be ending as investors look beyond regulatory hurdles to focus on valuations. Just 12 months ago, a rally that pushed Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Tech Index to the highest level since a July 2020 inception started to unravel as traders raced ...

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Stocks mixed, havens climb on Ukraine risk

  Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Thursday as traders weighed geopolitical developments and a flurry of corporate earnings. The Stoxx 600 Index was little changed, while US equity futures fall. Havens such as the yen and gold pushed higher. US 10-year Treasury yields retreated to about 2%. Crude oil declined. Russian-backed separatists claimed Ukrainian forces violated cease-fire rules overnight, according ...

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Stocks climb on prospect of easing Ukraine tension

  Bloomberg Stocks rise on Wednesday as traders weighed the prospect of diminishing tension over Ukraine and the risk of further twists after Russia said it was withdrawing some forces. Shares were up in Japan, Hong Kong and China, where slowing inflation is boosting the central bank’s scope to ease policy to prop up growth. US futures were stable and ...

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Bond buyer strike in Japan gives yield curve a powerful jolt

  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 ...

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Europe stocks, US futures advance on Russia report

  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 ...

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LIC stock portfolio can withstand global shift towards rising rates

  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 ...

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