Bloomberg US stock-index futures climbed with equities in Asia as traders weighed a series of fresh stimulus moves expected from the world’s central banks. Shares fluctuated in Europe, where bonds slipped alongside Treasuries. Contracts on the three main US stock gauges advanced after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave his last speech before the next policy meeting and cemented views ...

Bloomberg Mainland Chinese stocks are outperforming their offshore-listed peers as domestic investors bet the country’s economy will withstand the trade war with the US. The Shanghai Composite Index has rallied more than 21 percent this year, compared with a 4.3 percent advance by the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index in Hong Kong. The Shanghai measure is trading near its highest ...

Bloomberg British Airways scrapped almost all of its timetable for the next two days as pilots went on strike for the first time in decades in a labour dispute that could cost the carrier 80 million pounds ($98 million). The unit of IAG SA had “no option” but to cancel almost 100 percent of services amid the action over pay, ...