Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as strong earnings and a continuation of trade talks helped ease investor concerns. Treasuries rose ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. The S&P 500 advanced for the first time in three days, fuelled in large part by Apple Inc after the company lifted its forecast. Sentiment also got a boost after US and Chinese …

Bloomberg Key Indian equities indexes capped their worst decline for the month of July in 17 years, even as shares eked out gains on Wednesday. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.2 percent to 37,481.12 in Mumbai, easing its decline this month to 4.9 percent. The NSE Nifty 50 Index gained 0.3 percent to 11,118.00 and is down 5.7 percent …

Bloomberg Traders at Credit Suisse Group AG and BNP Paribas SA broke some of the gloom in European banking, beating most of their Wall Street peers in the second quarter of 2019. The results represent a rare bright spot for institutions contending with a deteriorating economy and huge job cuts, including the 18,000 positions that Deutsche Bank AG expe-cts to …