Bloomberg Rising tensions in the Gulf region aren’t stopping foreign investors from supporting Saudi Arabian stocks, just four years after funds from abroad were first allowed to trade directly in Riyadh. International funds helped contain losses in the final trading session last week, when Gulf stocks were sold off amid escalating tensions in the region. Qualified foreign funds have been ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s short-term borrowing costs haven’t been this high for a decade, and the impact is starting to show on the city’s financial markets. The tightness has weighed on demand for stocks at a time when street clashes have undercut sentiment towards the city’s assets. A gauge of Hong Kong property companies tumbled the most in five months as ...

Bloomberg When it’s all done, when the bulls have been broken, historians will look back and have something definitive to say about this rally’s causes and consequences. Until then, we must settle for theories. In a baffling week, oil tankers were attacked in the Gulf, America blamed Iran, and US stocks rose. President Donald Trump threatened to slap sanctions on ...