Bloomberg Two Bank of Japan (BOJ) veterans lead the field to replace Governor Haruhiko Kuroda next spring in a change of leadership at the central bank that risks upsetting global financial markets and spawning a renewed surge of speculation over possible policy change. Most BOJ watchers surveyed by Bloomberg see current Deputy Governor Masayoshi Amamiya or his predecessor Hiroshi Nakaso …

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s analysts turned bullish on the equity markets of China and South Korea, predicting they will outperform in 2023 as Beijing relaxes its Covid-Zero policy and the global backdrop improves. Both the MSCI China benchmark and the country’s CSI 300 Index will rise by 16% in the next 12 months, the most in the region, strategists …

  Bloomberg European stocks rise and US index futures pointed to a stronger open on Wall Street after two days of losses triggered by Federal Reserve signals that interest rates would continue to rise for a while yet. Europe’s Stoxx index rises 0.8%, led by energy, banking and utilities, though shares stayed on track to snap a four-week rising streak. …