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Stocks jump with US futures on easing coronavirus toll

Bloomberg Stocks jumped in Europe and Asia alongside US equity futures after the reported death tolls in some of the world’s coronavirus hot spots showed signs of easing over the weekend. The dollar strengthened and Treasuries fell. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened solidly higher after Italy said it had the fewest deaths in more than two weeks, while France ...

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Asian stock markets still in bear country, says Goldman Sachs

Bloomberg Asia stocks are not out of the woods yet, despite the recent bear-market rally, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Investors who may be getting optimistic that markets across the region have bottomed should resist that notion, strategists led by Timothy Moe said in a note on Monday. The MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index has rebounded some 12% since ...

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Slowing US virus cases to put floor under stocks

Bloomberg A slowdown in the growth rate of new US coronavirus cases may help put a floor under stocks and dampen volatility, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. The Cboe Volatility Index has been tracking data associated with the global spread of cases and has shown a relationship with growth at the US state level, technical strategists Jason Hunter and ...

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