Bloomberg Hungarian inflation accelerated to the fastest in 24 years, offering no reprieve for a central bank that’s raised interest rates by most in the EU. Consumer prices rose 13.7% in July from a year earlier, exceeding all estimates in a Bloomberg survey. Core inflation, which strips out volatile commodity prices, was even higher at 16.7%, pointing to broad-based ...

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures were mixed and the dollar fell as investors bet a strong earnings performance can continue despite recent disappointments. European stocks fall. Contracts on the S&P 500 ticked higher while those on the Nasdaq 100 slipped after the losses driven by NVidia Corp.’s revenue miss. Treasuries dipped, with the 10-year benchmark yield rising three basis points ...

Bloomberg Highly optimistic analyst stock recommendations are flashing a warning signal for equity market rally, according to Citigroup Inc. strategists. An index of global sell-side ratings “is back to peak bullishness levels reached in 2000 and 2007, after which global equities halved,” strategists led by Robert Buckland wrote in a note. While analysts always have more buys than sells, “they ...