Bloomberg US futures declined as investor sentiment swung between hopes that inflation has peaked and concern that large interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve will hamper economic growth. Treasury yields rose and the dollar gained. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 fluctuated before turning lower, with the latter underperforming after the underlying gauges posted modest rallies. European stocks ...

  Bloomberg Cryptocurrencies were mixed a day after posting sharp losses triggered by hardening expectations of restrictive US monetary policy. Bitcoin fell about 1.5%to $19,937 in New York after a near-10% plunge this week. Ether, the native token of Ethereum, decline for a third day, dropping about 1% to $1,597. Stocks, bonds and digital tokens plunged after rising US inflation ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), in partnership with Planet Tax Free,on Wednesday launched a 100 percent digital VAT-refund scheme for tourists. The announcement was made at a joint press conference in presence of Khalid Ali Al Bustani, FTA Director-General, and Eyad Al Kourdi, General Manager of Planet Tax Free, the operator of the tax refund system ...