Bloomberg US equity-index futures rallied alongside European and Asian stocks as traders cheered a reduction in political tension from Italy and Britain to Hong Kong. Treasuries and gold retreated, while the dollar slipped. Contracts on the three major American share gauges jumped, signalling stocks will rebound from declines. All industry groups in the Stoxx Europe 600 index advanced, almost erasing ...

Bloomberg The pound rallied 1 percent and gilts slid as investors saw a lower risk of a no-deal Brexit following a defeat for the government in parliament. Sterling led gains among Group-of-10 peers and UK stocks also gained as lawmakers were expected to vote on Wednesday to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to delay Brexit by three months. Johnson retaliated ...

Bloomberg Europe’s top banking executives ratcheted up criticism of negative interest rates ahead of a key European Central Bank (ECB) meeting, warning of severe consequences to asset prices and the broader economy. Deutsche Bank AG Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing warned that more monetary easing by the European Central Bank, as widely expected next week, will have “grave side effects” ...