Stocks Fall With Trade War Clouding Global Growth: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Stocks fell alongside the dollar while Treasuries churned, breaking a brief spell of calm in American assets, as tariff-related tensions resurfaced amid earnings disappointments at the world’s biggest semiconductor companies.
Partners Group Said to Weigh Options for Telepass Stake in Italy
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(Bloomberg) — Private equity firm Partners Group is exploring options for its 49% stake in Telepass SpA, people familiar with the matter said, potentially reshaping the ownership of the toll-road payment business controlled by Italy’s Benetton family.
Barclays’ Cau Says European Stocks Cushioned for Mild Downgrades
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(Bloomberg) — European equities are pricing in lackluster earnings and economic stagnation, which could help the market maneuver through reporting-season adversity, according to strategists at Barclays Plc.
Stocks Halt Rally Amid Lingering Trade-War Risks: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Stocks whipsawed as President Donald Trump’s fast-evolving tariff war with top trade partners showed little signs of abating, leaving investors unwilling to take on too much risk after a two-day rally.
Stocks and Bonds Climb After Week of Upheaval: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — A degree of calm returned to Wall Street, with stocks and bonds notching a twin rally after a tumultuous week in the grip of President Donald Trump’s disruptive trade war.
Clariant Explores Ways to Boost Valuation After Slump, Sources Say
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(Bloomberg) — Clariant AG is exploring ways to boost its share price after the chemical producer lost roughly half its value over the past three years, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Billionaires Keep Control After Furious Bust-Up in the Bond Market
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(Bloomberg) — Lenders to struggling private equity-owned companies have had a rough time of late, regularly getting whacked with heavy losses after fierce refinancing battles. But their compadres who binged in recent years on junk credit from Europe’s tycoon business builders won’t have much sympathy.
SNB Seen Resisting Urge to Go Negative in Fight Over Franc Gains
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(Bloomberg) — The Swiss National Bank will avoid cutting its interest rate below zero this year in its struggle to contain the strength of the franc, according to economists.
S&P 500 Notches Its Best Week Since November 2023: Markets Wrap
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(Bloomberg) — Wall Street’s gyrations shook markets anew, with stocks erasing losses to notch their best week since 2023. The rally came as a rout in bonds and the dollar abated, following a few chaotic days that underscored fears foreign investors are beating a retreat from American assets.
UBS Investment Bank Cap Is Up to Them, Keller-Sutter Says
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss Finance Minister Karin Keller-Sutter gave a cold shoulder to UBS Group AG’s offer of a permanent cap on the size of its investment bank, suggesting it won’t do much to change her mind on future capital requirements.
Novartis Pledges $23 Billion US Investment as Tariffs Loom
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis AG plans to invest $23 billion in the US over the next five years to ensure its key drugs for Americans are made in the country, after President Donald Trump promised to impose tariffs on global drugmakers.
Logitech Withdraws 2026 Outlook Over Tariff Concerns
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(Bloomberg) — Logitech International SA withdrew its full year 2026 outlook due to “continuing uncertainties” over US tariff policy while reaffirming its full year 2025 outlook.
Swiss Wealth Industry Helps Banks To Fund Economy, Report Says
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(Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s massive financial industry generates economic benefits that include cheaper corporate loans, as cross-border wealth inflows lower bank funding costs, according to Oliver Wyman.
Rich Indonesians Wary of Prabowo’s Policies Send Wealth Overseas
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(Bloomberg) — Wealthy Indonesians are shifting hundreds of millions of dollars offshore amid mounting concerns over President Prabowo Subianto’s fiscal discipline and the country’s economic stability.
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(Bloomberg) — Economic angst enveloped every corner of Wall Street as US-China trade tensions escalate, sparking a slide in stocks, the dollar and oil, with liquidations in US assets pointing to disorder in the financial system.
SNB’s Tschudin Stands by Cash While Hailing Instant Payments
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(Bloomberg) — Swiss National Bank Governing Board member Petra Tschudin reaffirmed her institution’s commitment to banknotes, even as she extolled the virtues of Switzerland’s instant payment system.
UBS Faces ‘Extreme’ 50% Rise in Capital, Kelleher Warns
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(Bloomberg) — UBS Group AG Chairman Colm Kelleher said current reform plans by Switzerland would dramatically push up the bank’s capital requirements, as he seeks to show that the move would effectively render the global firm uncompetitive.
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