Stocks declined on Monday as a stalemate between the US and Iran sparked concerns that inflation would persist because of higher energy prices, forcing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates more aggressively.
Citigroup Inc. is advising investors to buy 30-year Chinese government bonds as it expects lingering weakness in the economy and tapering supply of longer-term debt to boost demand for the paper.
Of all the factors buffeting Chile’s bond market at the moment, it’s the Federal Reserve and the outlook for further rate hikes in the world’s largest economy that are capturing the most attention.
Bob Michele, global head of fixed income at JPMorgan Asset Management, expects the bond market to settle down after this week's US economic data and says, “if we see some stabilization here, we have our next buy level, we’ve got plenty of buying left to do.” He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Today's guests: Seema Shah, Principal Asset Management Chief Global Strategist; Robin Niblett, Chatham House Distinguished Fellow; Wes Streeting, UK Defence Secretary; Chris O'Shea, Centrica CEO (Source: Bloomberg)
Key economic reports due this week are expected to add further evidence that the US economy is strengthening, bolstering arguments from several Federal Reserve officials that interest rates should be higher.
Technology stocks are set to regain some of the momentum they’ve lost since the end of the first half as reduced crowding, strong earnings and more realistic valuations pull investors back toward them, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. strategists.
Traders piled into leveraged bets on Temasek-backed PB Fintech Ltd. as the stock lost $3.3 billion in market value on Thursday after India’s insurance regulator proposed caps on commissions and management expenses.
London's Waterloo Bridge faces closure within three years without urgent repairs, deepening concerns over the UK capital's crumbling river crossings.
Are London's bridges really falling down? Harry Black explains. (Source: Bloomberg)
Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management, discusses the impact of higher oil prices on inflation, Federal Reserve monetary policy and investment portfolios. "Assuming that oil prices remain at around $100 a barrel until the end of the year has to be part of the decision-making process when we're thinking about portfolios," Shah tells Bloomberg Television. (Source: Bloomberg)
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Group is planning to raise as much as 100 billion rupees ($1 billion) through asset-backed securities, according to people familiar with the matter, in what may be one of the largest such deals in India this year.
Marina Zavolock, chief European equities strategist at Morgan Stanley, says the global bond selloff and resulting yield increases are not yet at troubling levels for European stocks, with earnings growth across the region running close to 20%.
(Source: Bloomberg)
Imran Khan’s son says he’s losing hope of ever seeing his father again, more than three years after the former Pakistani prime minister was put behind bars, according to an interview with CBC News.
India’s monsoon-sown crops are likely to have been affected by rainfall deficits in some areas and excessive precipitation in others, Farm Secretary Atish Chandra said.
Qatar has extended force majeure on liquefied natural gas shipments to Asia and Europe by another month as disruptions continue to hamper energy flows through the critical Strait of Hormuz.
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