Bloomberg US equity-index futures retreated with stocks in Europe and Asia on Wednesday as investors digested President Donald Trump’s latest comments on trade as well as ongoing unrest in Hong Kong. Treasuries led a bond rally. Contracts on all three main American gauges pointed to a drop at the open after the S&P 500 closed just shy of a record …

Bloomberg Just as Spanish stocks were starting to rally towards this year’s highs, a coalition with an anti-austerity political party is dampening the mood once more. The benchmark IBEX 35 Index is down 2.5% since the vote that left the ruling Socialists weaker, forcing them to seek a coalition with an erstwhile foe. Only last week, the measure rose to …

Bloomberg Pakistan Petroleum Ltd (PPL) is looking to begin zinc and lead exports from next year as the nation’s largest gas explorer moves away from the fuel after a decade of zero growth in domestic production. The oil and gas explorer aims to boost revenue from its mining business to $100 million annually within three years, CEO Moin Raza Khan said. …