Bloomberg China’s central bank set its strongest reference rate for the yuan in three years in a sign it’s loosening its grip on the currency amid a relentless rally. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the reference rate at 6.3485 per dollar, the strongest since May 2018, similar to the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey. The move ...

  Bloomberg Equities in Europe declined on Monday and US futures reversed gains as the rout in technology stocks deepened amid concerns over the Federal Reserve’s imminent rate liftoff. Bonds gained. Tech stocks were among the largest decliners as the Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped almost 2%, on track for the biggest two-day slump since October. Tensions between Russia and ...

  Bloomberg Some of the world’s biggest funds are switching toward emerging-market equities in a bet their central banks have less need to raise interest rates after tightening before their developed-nation peers last year. Goldman Sachs Asset Management and BNP Paribas Asset Management are among those buying the shares on expectations the most attractive valuations in more than a decade ...