Bloomberg The dollar fell and Treasuries held gains as soft inflation data from the US continued to feed into markets after the holiday weekend. US stocks edged higher as upbeat economic data from China offset lingering geopolitical concerns. The S&P 500 Index rebounded from a weekly drop, though trading was light, with many key markets still shut for Easter. …

  DUBAI / Reuters Saudi Arabia’s privatisation drive is likely to result in around 100 new stock market listings in sectors including mining, healthcare and retail, a top HSBC executive said on Monday. Georges Elhedery, HSBC’s chief executive for the Middle East and North Africa, did not give a time frame for the listings but said they were part of …

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. named Carmen Haddad as the head of its Saudi Arabia business as the US bank seeks to return to the kingdom after a more than 10-year absence, according to people familiar with the matter. Haddad is currently leading Citigroup’s strategy and business development for the kingdom, which the bank designates as a non-presence country, said the …