Bloomberg US stocks slipped from records, while the dollar resumed its slide during a lackluster session Tuesday as dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials weighed on the market. Gold advanced. The S&P 500 Index fell in light trading, while European equities slumped. The euro joined most G-10 peers in advancing against the greenback. The 10-year Treasury yield edged higher, and …

DUBAI / Reuters A surge by major food maker Savola helped Saudi Arabia’s stock market outperform a generally sluggish region on Tuesday, while Air Arabia jumped in Dubai on its second-quarter earnings. The Saudi stock index rose 0.5 percent as Savola, which had been in an uptrend for the last few days, gained 4.0 percent in its heaviest trade for …

Bloomberg Delivering yet another jolt to Russia’s central bank, last month brought a new surprise after an inflationary shock in June. The unexpected reading in the consumer-price index pushed it below the Bank of Russia’s target of 4 percent months ahead of a year-end deadline, as a surge in food costs fizzled out. But when it comes to the direction …