Bloomberg A continuing recovery in Bitcoin has put the largest cryptocurrency on course for its longest winning streak this year. The virtual coin rose as much as 6.1% to top $40,000 and was trading at about $39,700 as of 8:15 am in London on Wednesday. It’s advanced for eight straight days. Other coins including second-ranked Ether climbed, boosting the Bloomberg …

Bloomberg While Chinese markets might look bleak at the moment, the biggest government bond selloff of 2021 has some investors salivating at a buying opportunity. Risk aversion swept the country and spread globally this week after China cracked down on private-education firms. Although reassurance from state media on Wednesday helped stem a selloff in stocks, sentiment remains fragile. The same …

Bloomberg Oil steadied as the resurgent pandemic posed a fresh threat to fuel demand even as global crude markets continued to tighten. Futures fluctuated near $72 a barrel in New York. The rebound in key energy consumers such as the US and China has helped to underpin increasing fuel consumption and drained bloated stockpiles built up during the pandemic. The …