Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG agreed to boost wages for 8,000 staff by 5.2% in two steps in a nod to accelerating inflation in Germany. The deal with unions representing employees at its Postbank retail unit was signed, the lender said in a statement. The bank will first raise wages for the covered staff by 3.1% in June and then by ...

  Bloomberg Global bond markets have suffered unprecedented losses since peaking last year, as central banks including the Federal Reserve look to tighten policy to combat surging inflation. The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, a benchmark for government and corporate debt total returns, has fallen 11% from a high in January 2021. That’s the biggest decline from a peak in data ...

  Bloomberg Chinese tech stocks extended a rally into a second day on Wednesday, as share buybacks by Xiaomi Corp. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. spurred hopes that other tech firms may follow suit. The Hang Seng Tech Index ended 2.1% higher, with Xiaomi gaining 4.1% and Bilibili Inc’s 10% advance among the outperforming names. The gauge has climbed nearly ...