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 The UK government is preparing to step in and temporarily run Gazprom PJSC’s British retail supply arm as it comes under increasing pressure from companies turning their backs on Russian business over the war in Ukraine. Gazprom Marketing & Trading Retail Ltd is a prime candidate to be taken into the UK’s special administration regime if it fails, to …