Bloomberg Chinese state media urged action to keep Hong Kong elections from becoming a “tool for anti-China and trouble-making forces,” raising the prospects for more measures to curb dissent in the Asian financial hub. The People’s Daily newspaper, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, said in a commentary that those found to be disloyal must not be allowed to ...

Bloomberg Some analysts are turning even more bullish on India’s best-performing large-cap stock in 2020. In just about two weeks, at least four brokerages have raised their price targets on Divi’s Laboratories Ltd., one of the top producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), with Jefferies India Pvt.’s estimate — which targets a 21% gain over the next 12 months from ...

Bloomberg The dollar strengthened, while European stocks and US equity futures fluctuated as investors focused on comments from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) about outlook for monetary stimulus. In Europe, governing council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the ECB will keep an easy stance for as long as needed, and US investors took comfort from remarks by ...