Bloomberg The European Union is weighing a broad set of new powers, including possible export controls, that would give it the ability to protect the bloc’s supply chain during periods of crisis. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will unveil the proposal as soon as the spring, according to an EU official familiar with the plan. The new ...

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe advanced along with US equity futures as traders evaluated the resilience of the global recovery to a record spike in coronavirus cases. The Stoxx Europe 600 index nudged closer to last month’s record high, with utilities and car makers leading the advance as all industry sectors gained. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 ...

  Bloomberg Emerging-market assets are set to rise in 2022 as moderating inflation and accelerating growth trigger gains, but it won’t happen until the second half of the year. That’s the consensus among investors like Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co who spoke with Bloomberg on the outlook for developing-nation stocks, bonds and currencies in ...