Bloomberg US stocks gained, the dollar advanced and Treasuries slipped after data showed signs of inflation in producer prices as the Federal Reserve starts its two-day meeting. The S&P 500 Index edged higher after closing at a record, and the other major US equity gauges were up. Telephone shares led gainers, and semiconductor stocks led decliners. European equities pushed to …

Reuters Middle East stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday after the shutdown of a North Sea pipeline pushed Brent oil above $65 a barrel for the first time since mid-2015. The Saudi stock index gained 0.3 percent, with petrochemical companies, whose profit margins tend to benefit from higher oil prices, outperforming. Saudi Kayan added 3.7 percent and PetroRabigh rose 3.0 …

Bloomberg Wall Street economists are telling investors to brace for the biggest tightening of monetary policy in more than a decade. With the world economy heading into its strongest period since 2011, Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. predict average interest rates across advanced economies will climb to at least 1 percent next year in what would be the …