Bloomberg Commercial property deals in Asia had a poor start to the year, but there was one bright spot: Singapore. Commercial property transactions in the city-state jumped 72% year-on-year to $1.9 billion in the quarter ended on March 31, boosted by deals in the office, retail and industrial sectors, according to a report by New York-based Real Capital Analytics Inc. …

Bloomberg The US housing slowdown is turning out to be a gift to apartment landlords. After all, those people who aren’t buying still need somewhere to live. Data from Zillow shows that home-price appreciation continued to slow in April from a year earlier, driven in part by softening West Coast metros like San Jose and Seattle. The company also reported …

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks advanced on Tuesday following a mixed session in Asia as the trade-war driven turbulence that has dominated markets this month showed few signs of abating. The dollar strengthened while Treasuries slipped. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 indexes all jumped in the wake of the US decision …