Bloomberg Stocks fell in most of the world while US index futures edged lower in a sign the risk-off move that hit markets at the start of this month may have further to run. The dollar climbed. The Stoxx Europe 600 slumped at the open, with all 19 industry sectors down. Contracts on the three main American indexes traded in …

Bloomberg Sell in May and go away? The negative start to the month raises concern that the partial recovery in April is going to be about as good as it gets for risk assets. For all the optimism stemming from the gradual easing of lockdown measures in some of the biggest economies, there are too many worries on the minds …

Bloomberg Funding costs in Europe have probably been given the tonic they need to keep easing from the highest level since 2016. Judging by moves in interest-rate futures, the European Central Bank’s (ECB) plan to pump a deluge of cash into the euro area’s banks will drag a key lending rate down on Monday, when most of the region’s markets …