Bloomberg A proposal by the Swedish central bank intended to address liquidity shortages in the country’s corporate bond market has been met with disbelief by a number of asset managers. The Riksbank last week repeated its call to improve the market’s functioning but added a new demand: revise the regulatory framework so corporate bond funds “cannot offer daily redemptions,” according …

Bloomberg Stocks rise with US equity futures, and commodities including oil jumped, as a string of positive economic readings spurred optimism in the recovery from the pandemic. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index gained 1%, led higher by cyclical shares, as data showed that euro-area factories are struggling to keep up with surging demand and joblessness in Germany fell. Reports signaling …

Bloomberg Singapore government bonds beat their biggest developed-market peers in May as a flare-up in virus infections in the city state fostered demand for haven assets. The securities gained 1.1% last month, a performance which trails only that of South African, Mexican and Indonesian bonds among 30 of the world’s largest debt markets, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Fifteen- …