Bloomberg China’s home prices rose in fewer cities in January as the government persisted with an almost two-year campaign to cool the market. New-home prices, excluding government-subsidized housing, climbed in 52 of 70 cities tracked, compared with 57 in December, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Saturday. Prices fell in 13 cities from the previous month and were unchanged ...

Bloomberg India’s biggest exchange operator, which ended licensing deals with its global counterparts in an effort to rein in offshore derivatives, wants index compilers to stay out of the dispute. Vikram Limaye, chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., said in an interview that he is asking MSCI Inc. to tell its clients to not use ...

Bloomberg Some are handing out bonuses or raising pay, others are subsidising housing or upgrading mobile homes to include showers and central heating. Whatever they’re doing to attract or retain workers, British farmers are increasingly worried about a labour shortage. Brexit is delivering on at least one of the priorities for its ardent supporters as Europeans start to stay away ...