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Taiwan urging traders to spread out US dollar sales

Bloomberg Taiwan’s central bank urged traders to show restraint in sales of US dollars and not to offload large amounts in single transactions, but didn’t set a cap, according to a statement from the monetary authority. The statement follows media reports that central bank has restricted banks’ sales of US currency to no more than $5 million per trade in ...

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European stocks, US futures gain on China economic data

Bloomberg European stocks climbed for a third day, supported by improving Chinese economic data and positive results coming from retailers. US equity futures advanced and the euro strengthened. Ocado Group Plc rallied after the UK grocery delivery company reported a strong surge in sales. Hennes & Mauritz AB jumped after beating profit estimates. European government bonds fall. The offshore yuan ...

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Asia’s record debt spree meets pushback in emerging markets

Bloomberg Bond investors in three of Asia’s biggest emerging markets are starting to push back against record increases in government borrowing, an ominous sign for policy makers trying to revive economic growth with fiscal stimulus. In India, dwindling appetite for sovereign bonds drove yields to their biggest increase in more than two years last month while Indonesia’s latest bond auction ...

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