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Home prices in 20 US cities see biggest rise since 2014

Bloomberg A measure of home prices in 20 US cities rose in October by the most since 2014 as ultra-low mortgage rates and increased buyer appetite for more space depleted housing inventory. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values climbed 7.95% from the same month the previous year, data showed. The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists …

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Mainland cash chasing HK stocks after record year

Bloomberg In a year disrupted by a global pandemic, political upheaval and abrupt setbacks for some of Hong Kong’s biggest stocks, investors point to one constant as to why 2021 looks brighter: the relentless levels of money coming in. Mainland investors have bought a net HK$666 billion ($86 billion) of the city’s shares, easily the most since both of Hong …

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Dollar slips, US futures advance in thin trading

Bloomberg Trading across global markets was subdued in one of the final sessions of the year, with the dollar weakening and US equity futures gaining. Contracts on the S&P 500 added 0.3 percent as the US government started sending $600 stimulus checks to Americans. In Europe, the Stoxx 600 Index edged higher in thin trading. Bitcoin continued its frenetic rally, …

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