Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and the US equity futures struggled for direction amid a debate over the scale of central bank monetary policy tightening needed to fight the inflation. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index surrendered early gains as investors assessed cheaper valuations against the record jump in euro-zone consumer prices. Among individual moves, bootmaker Dr Martens Plc surged after its …

  Bloomberg Some shares that are part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate took a beating as investors adjusted their holdings to reflect changes in the composition and weighings in the MSCI India Index, according to an analyst who publishes at Smartkarma. Adani Green Energy Ltd., the group’s biggest firm by market value, led the rout, plunging a record 12% in …

  Bloomberg Chinese authorities are facing an uphill battle convincing companies and households to boost borrowing as long as Covid outbreaks and lockdowns continue to crush confidence. After loan growth weakened in April to the worst level in almost five years, several indicators suggest the data for May won’t be much better. Housing sales have continued to slump, indicating a …