Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved the government’s budget plans for this year and next, including an extra 60 billion euros ($71 billion) in net debt for 2021 to help offset the impact of the coronavirus. The additional borrowing this year takes the total to more than 240 billion euros, as Germany spends freely to support businesses affected by ...

Bloomberg Overseas investors have been pulling out of Malaysian equities for 20 straight months. March could mark the turn of the tide. Foreigners have poured a net $97 million into local stocks this month through March 22, while withdrawing a combined $1 billion from four other Southeast Asian markets tracked by Bloomberg. The inflows come as valuation of Malaysia’s main ...

Bloomberg The Nasdaq 100 Index led US equity futures higher while Treasury yields were poised for a third day of declines. Futures on the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average also pointed to a recovery in the underlying gauges which slipped amid a setback for reopening favourites. Government bond yields fall across Europe. Assurances by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome ...