Bloomberg China’s central bank took a further step to secure liquidity to the slowing economy, amid investor jitters over the outlook and expectations that more easing moves are in the pipeline. The amount of cash lenders must hold as reserves will be cut by 1 percentage point, dropping by 0.5 percentage point on January 15 and a further 0.5 percentage …

Bloomberg Oil started 2019 with another price slide as weaker Chinese manufacturing data pointed to slowing demand in the world’s second-biggest consumer of the fuel and to growing risks of a global crude surplus. Futures declined 1.6 percent in New York after a turbulent 2018 that saw volatility soar in its final weeks as concerns over the US-China trade dispute …

Bloomberg US stocks fell as investors began the new year anxious about the same issues that sent equities to the worst December rout since the Great Depression. Safe havens rallied, with gold, bonds and the yen higher. The S&P 500 Index retreated, though losses were less than the overnight futures session suggested. The latest blow to investor sentiment came from …