S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Prime Minister
  • November 30, 2024

S&P Sticks With France Rating in Reprieve for Prime Minister

(Bloomberg) -- French Prime Minister Michel Barnier won a minor reprieve in his battle to pass a budget and remain in power as S&P Global Ratings reiterated its assessment of the country’s debt.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingIn a statement late Friday, S&P said the euro area’s second-biggest economy remains resilient despite political uncertainty. It cited the impact of labor market reforms u

Rush to ‘Value Up’ May Be Asian Stocks’ Best Defense From Trump
  • November 29, 2024

Rush to ‘Value Up’ May Be Asian Stocks’ Best Defense From Trump

(Bloomberg) -- A Japan-inspired strategy of seeking to boost shareholder returns, corporate governance and market valuations is spreading like a wildfire across Asia.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingFrom Seoul to New Delhi, governments and regulators are hurrying to implement their own versions of Japan’s decade-long program of structural reforms that helped drive its benchmark index to a recor

S&P 500 Clocks Best Month of the Year; Yields Drop: Markets Wrap
  • November 29, 2024

S&P 500 Clocks Best Month of the Year; Yields Drop: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) -- US stocks ended a shortened trading session higher while Treasury yields declined across the curve. Speculation that President-elect Donald Trump will temper his most extreme trade policies drove the dollar down.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingThe S&P 500 climbed more than 1% for a second straight week. On Friday, it rose 0.6%, notching fresh record highs. The 10-year Treasury y

Stocks rally, dollar droops in abbreviated session
  • November 29, 2024

Stocks rally, dollar droops in abbreviated session

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stock markets rallied on Friday, with Wall Street crowning November with its biggest monthly gain in a year on post-election growth hopes, while the dollar eased amid prospects for firmer rates in Japan and easing in Europe. U.S. trading was thin the day after Thanksgiving. Donald Trump's Nov. 5 election victory and pledges of tax cuts, deregulation and import tariffs have supercharged investors' expectations for U.S. and Wall Street stocks to keep outperforming other regions.