Bloomberg Faster inflation would normally fuel expectations for higher interest rates. In the UK, where price gains are the quickest in three decades, traders are betting on rate cuts. They’re paying heed to a warning this month from the Bank of England that surging costs for energy, clothing and food could lead to a weaker growth outlook. Money markets show ...

  Bloomberg Investors are scrambling for safety as risks mount, from the war in Ukraine to rising interest rates and a global recession. They have found it in the US stock market — particularly the biggest American companies. The S&P 500 Index is up more than 8% over the past two weeks, recouping all of its losses since the Russian ...

  Bloomberg Bitcoin’s stealth rally over the past two weeks not only pushed it past a key level of $45,000 — it also put the world’s biggest cryptocurrency back in positive territory for the year. The token rises to around $47,000 at 3:30 pm in Hong Kong, well above the $35,000-to-$45,000 range where it’s been stuck since early January. With ...