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NEW YORK: Bond traders have been saying for years that liquidity is there in the world’s biggest bond market, except when you really need it. Last week’s startling gyrations in US Treasury yields may offer fresh backing for that mantra, and prompt another bout of soul-searching in a US$21 trillion market that forms the bedrock of global finance. While stocks are prone to sudden swings, such episodes are supposed to be few and far between in a government-debt market that sets the benchmark risk-free rate for much of the world. Yet jarring moves keep occurring periodically in Treasuries, wi...

[HONG KONG] Most markets fell on Monday as investors took a breather following a recent rally, though Hong Kong and Shanghai enjoyed gains after data showed China's economy grew more than expected last year. Read more at The Business Times.

U.S. Equity Futures Retreat, Dollar Edges Higher: Markets Wrap Bloomberg 1/18/2021 Adam Haigh (Bloomberg) -- U.S. and European equity futures dipped and Asian stocks were mixed Monday amid investor caution at the start of the week even as data indicated China’s economic recovery remains on track. The dollar nudged up. South Korean shares retreated as sentiment toward chip component makers took a hit on news the Trump administration will restrict licenses to several Huawei Technologies Co. suppliers. Hong Kong and Chinese stocks gained after growth and industrial output dat...

The S&P 500 closed lower Friday.

Jan 11 2021, 7:35 AM January 08 2021, 4:30 AM January 11 2021, 7:35 AM (Bloomberg) -- China’s light-speed recovery from the pandemic has reignited the perennial debate about how long the dollar’s 50-year dominance of global markets can persist. (Bloomberg) -- China’s light-speed recovery from the pandemic has reignited the perennial debate about how long the dollar’s 50-year dominance of global markets can persist. The U.S.’s struggle to control the coronavirus and revive its economy contrasts sharply with the Asian nation, where growth has roared back. That divergenc...