Bloomberg London notched up 16.2 billion pounds ($21 billion) of investment in commercial real estate last year, beating out Manhattan for the top spot globally despite mounting anxiety about Brexit. In fact, the pound’s 13 percent decline against the dollar since Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union, together with enduring demand from tenants for office space, have proven …

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks edged up on Wednesday as investors digested the latest earnings from corporate heavyweights. The dollar stayed higher as delayed data showed America’s trade deficit narrowed, while Treasury yields ticked lower. Contracts on the Nasdaq index advanced and those on the Dow Jones and S&P 500 gauges eked out small gains after General Motors …

Bloomberg India stocks gained on optimism that the nation’s central bank may abandon its hawkish view on interest rates, in a decision due on Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced for a fifth session, climbing 1 percent to 36,975.23 in Mumbai, its highest level since September. The NSE Nifty 50 Index also added 1.2 percent to reclaim the 11,000 mark, …