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(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks and U.S. equity futures started the week on the back foot, as investors weighed the prospects for growth against concern over inflationary pressures. Most Read from Bloomberg Japanese and Hong Kong shares dropped. Earlier gains vanished after trading of China Evergrande Group shares was suspended in Hong Kong, along with those of its property management unit. Mainland Chinese markets are closed through Thursday for the Golden Week holidays. Australian shares bucked… Source link

‘Investors are now nervously eyeing October, and wondering perhaps if this could be the beginning of further weakness.’ Photo: Daniel Roland/AFP via Getty Images There was blood in the markets on Friday, as European stocks dragged lower after posting their first negative month since January. It came as Eurozone inflation hit its highest level in 13 years due to surging energy prices. According to Eurostat, headline inflation came in at 3.4% last month, the highest level since September 2008… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. and European futures started October on the back foot alongside Asian stocks, after overnight losses in the S&P 500 capped its biggest monthly selloff since March 2020. Most Read from Bloomberg Shares slumped in Japan and Australia, and a gauge of Asian stocks hit its lowest in more than a month. China began a week-long holiday and Hong Kong’s market was shut Friday. The S&P 500 closed at the lowest level since July, extending its September losses to almost 5%…. Source link

(Bloomberg) — As Treasury yields pushed higher after a hawkish tilt from the Federal Reserve last week, some of the world’s largest technology companies continued to sell off. Most Read from Bloomberg A slide in bonds sent the rate on the benchmark 10-year note briefly above 1.5% — a level not seen since June. That’s prompted the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 to underperform major equity benchmarks. Meantime, economically sensitive companies — like energy, financial and smaller firms –… Source link

The real estate company said a payment due on Thursday, for an onshore renminbi-denominated bond, had ‘already been resolved through off-exchange negotiations’. Photo: Hector Retamal/AFP via Getty Images European stock markets were sharply higher on Wednesday as worries over the Evergrande crisis in China started to ease. The real estate company said a payment due on Thursday, for an onshore renminbi-denominated bond, had “already been resolved through off-exchange negotiations”. Traders… Source link

The flash crash has not deterred institutional investors. Photo: AP Major cryptocurrencies were down on Wednesday morning as a flash crash in the price of bitcoin earlier this week wiped out over $200bn from the market. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) was down 1.7% to trade at $42,223 (£30,913) at the time of writing and is trading at levels not seen since August, while ethereum (ETH-USD) fell 8.3% and was trading at $2,920. “Over the last few days, bitcoin has been on a downward spiral after sentiment… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Stocks in Europe rose for a second day along with U.S. index futures as concerns about China Evergrande Group’s debt woes eased ahead of Wednesday’s Federal Reserve policy decision. Most Read from Bloomberg Basic resources and energy were among the leading gainers in the Stoxx Europe 600 index as commodity prices steadied after Beijing moved to contain fears of a spiraling debt crisis at Evergrande that could ravage demand from the property sector. Gambling operator Flutter… Source link

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Yahoo Finance, a leader in business and financial news, today announced the next two installments in the All Markets Summit event series—All Markets Summit: The Path Forward will take place on Monday, October 25 at 9 a.m. ET and All Markets Summit+: Crypto Investing will take place on Monday, September 27 at 12:00 p.m. ET. All Markets Summit: The Path Forward will be an all-virtual summit hosted live from the Nasdaq in New York’s Times Square and… Source link

Investors unnerved by the financial strains of a Chinese real estate firm sent cryptocurrencies reeling on Monday, with bitcoin (BTC-USD) tumbling by more than 7%. As risk-sensitive assets plunged, the leading digital coin shed over $3,000, changing hands just below $44,000 in midday trading. The moves were the latest signal that the world’s largest cryptocurrency hasn’t achieved the “safe haven” asset status that some of its more ardent proponents have promoted, even as debt levels… Source link

(Bloomberg) — A big week for global markets is off to a messy start as stocks plunge around the world and haven bids break out. Blame everything from China Evergrande Group’s woes and the collapse in iron-ore prices to fears over the U.S. debt ceiling. The endgame for creditors to the Chinese property giant has arrived just as traders are in a state of alert before the Federal Reserve’s meeting this week. The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 1.9% Monday, on track for the biggest decline in… Source link