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Economic sentiment in Europe continues to deteriorate, as evidenced by the development of a decline in the ZEW index. The Economic Sentiment Index fell to 40.4 in August from 63.3 a month earlier and a peak of 84.4 in May..

Inaction could be a powerful option for Bank of England officials looking to scale back stimulus for the economy and shrink their swollen balance sheet. In a surprise move, Governor Andrew Bailey last week indicated that a “modest tightening” for.

Southeast Asia experienced a major surge in Covid-19 cases last month that has shown little signs of slowing, and the situation is expected to delay most of the region’s economic recovery. Major economies in this part of the world including.

U.S. stock futures were little changed early Tuesday morning after the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell from record highs in regular trading on Monday amid concerns about a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures.

An Institutional Investor Hall of Famer sees an urgent need for investors in some of the most popular trades to diversify. Rich Bernstein, who has spent decades on Wall Street, is waving the red flag on long-duration assets ranging from.

“Buy now, pay later” options are becoming increasingly popular, but analysts warn of default risks given the lack of credit checks and “opaque” debt reporting. Not being able to check on consumers’ credit history could lead to lenders to underestimate.

China has tightened Covid-19 measures to combat an uptick in daily cases — a move that could hold back the country’s economic growth and hit its stock markets, said veteran strategist David Roche. Investor sentiment toward Chinese stocks has been.

People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 are highly protected against severe infection, hospitalization and death caused by the virus. But coronavirus cases among the fully vaccinated — so-called “breakthrough” Covid cases — are still being seen among those who.

China Inflation data came without major surprises. Consumer price growth slowed to 1% y/y while producer prices returned to a peak of 9% y/y, the highest since 2008. The bottom of the low base was in May 2020, which seriously.

Asia-Pacific markets broadly struggled for gains on Monday as investors kept an eye on the Covid-19 situation across the region while oil prices tumbled 3%. Australia’s benchmark ASX 200 was unable to hold on to modest gains and finished flat.

Stock futures traded lower early Monday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average notched a record close Friday following a stronger-than-expected jobs report. Futures tied to the Dow fell 88 points. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were both fractionally lower..

Southeast Asia’s technology start-ups had a combined valuation of $340 billion last year and that figure may jump more than threefold by 2025, according to Jungle Ventures. Over the next four years, Jungle expects the region’s tech start-ups to be.