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Chinese property stocks, bonds rally on fund help

  Bloomberg Chinese property stocks and dollar bonds rallied on Monday, as a reported move by Beijing to establish a fund to support developers fuelled optimism about a turnaround for the struggling sector. A Bloomberg Intelligence index of the country’s real estate firms jumped 1.7%, the most in a week. China’s high-yield dollar notes, predominately issued by developers, rose at …

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Oil declines for third week with anemic demand, economic data

Bloomberg Oil posted a weekly loss with softer European economic data and signals of US fuel demand stalling souring the market’s outlook. West Texas Intermediate falls 1.7% to slip below $95 a barrel in a choppy session. Crude posted a weekly decline as broader markets swayed oil prices in sessions characterised by sharp swings and low liquidity. On July 22, …

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Europe frets with gas flows still at risk after pipeline restart

Bloomberg Europe is again on edge about potential gas supply disruptions from Russia, even after the restart of the crucial Nord Stream pipeline following maintenance this week. A turbine that helps pump gas into the link is held up in transit in Germany after first being stranded in Canada due to sanctions. President Vladimir Putin has warned that shipments through …

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