BLOOMBERG Taiwan’s Zerova Technologies is riding a boom spurred by demand for greener cars in the US. The maker of electric-vehicle charging systems is also navigating Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and according to Chief Executive Officer Jay Yang, it isn’t an altogether positive law. His take is that efforts to minimise reliance on China in the EV supply …

BLOOMBERG Global stock markets paused on Monday after last week’s rally, as investors waited to see if US Treasury yields would extend their declines off recent highs and assessed the potential impact of China’s modest new economic growth target. Europe’s Stoxx 600 index firmed slightly, while futures contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 traded around flat, struggling to …

BLOOMBERG The UK equity market’s record valuation gap to the US is increasing pressure on its companies to maximise shareholder returns through options such as relisting abroad, according to Citigroup Inc. The MSCI United Kingdom Index now trades at a record 40% discount to the US on a 12-month forward earnings-based valuation, strategists including Beata Manthey wrote in a note …