Bloomberg Stocks rise with US equity futures on Wednesday as concerns over valuations eased and the focus turned back to the stimulus-fuelled recovery from the pandemic. Treasury yields edged higher. The Stoxx 600 Index climbed for a third straight session, with UK shares outperforming after UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak extended furlough pay for workers ahead of presenting …

Bloomberg China’s defense and technology sectors may offer investor opportunities as the nation’s top political meeting starts this week, which could help inject fresh impetus into the country’s equities. Measures to help achieve President Xi Jinping’s pledge of a carbon neutral economy by 2060 could be released at the meeting which begins on Friday, according to brokerages including Guotai Junan …

Bloomberg Oil held steady just days before many of the world’s largest producer nations meet to discuss how much crude they should supply in the coming months. Crude futures in New York were trading near $61 a barrel. Opec and its allies will meet on Thursday to decide if they will ease supply curbs further after Saudi cuts pushed the …