Bloomberg Australia’s central bank said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has the potential to prolong a period of elevated consumer-price growth and is clouding the economic outlook, minutes of its March 1 policy meeting showed. “The war in Ukraine and the associated increase in energy prices had created additional uncertainty,” the Reserve Bank said in the release on Tuesday. A key …

Bloomberg Chinese stocks listed on US exchanges soared, rebounding from a steep selloff, after China vowed to keep its stock market stable and support overseas share listings. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. both soared at least 20% in US premarket trading, while Didi Global Inc. jumped more than 40%. The American depository receipts (ADRs) are tracking a rally …

  Bloomberg Strategists are cutting their targets for European equity markets this year, with the region’s benchmark now seen ending 2022 flat as risks from the war in Ukraine, soaring commodity prices and central bank tightening pile up. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index will be little changed for the year by the end of December, at 488 index points, according …