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Action Might Be Needed to Steady U.K. Gilt Market

Yields on gilts haven’t reached unsustainable levels, but action needs to be taken to steady markets—potentially by the BOE—Mediolanum International Funds said, adding that the rise isn’t happening independently of trends in other government-bond markets.

Turkey Bans Short Selling, Eases Buyback Rules to Bolster Stocks

(Bloomberg) -- Turkey’s capital markets regulator banned short-selling across all stocks and relaxed share buyback rules in a bid to prevent further equity losses after the country’s benchmark index tumbled last week following the detention of a prominent opposition leader.Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency SaysLA Faces $1 Billion Budget Hole, Warns of Thousands of LayoffsNew York Subwa

China Stock Fund Beating 99% of Peers Sees Consumer-Driven Rally

(Bloomberg) -- A manager of a $3.4 billion Chinese equity fund that’s outperformed virtually all of its peers in 2025 expects a turnaround in consumer confidence will further boost domestic shares.Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency SaysLA Faces $1 Billion Budget Hole, Warns of Thousands of LayoffsNew York Subway Ditches MetroCard After 32 Years for Tap-And-GoLibraries Warn They Could Be

Stocks rally, U.S. Treasury yields climb on tariff hopes

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks rallied on Monday while U.S. Treasury yields climbed after reports that President Donald Trump's administration may take a more targeted approach to tariffs than previously believed, boosting risk appetite. Trump's administration is likely to exclude a set of sector-specific tariffs while applying reciprocal levies on April 2, the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reported. "The default position for today's investor is to be very worried about changes that the administration has proposed - whether or not there are tariffs imposed or if he repeals them, or if he delays them, it just causes extreme volatility in the market," said Peter Andersen, founder of Andersen Capital Management in Boston.

A $1.8 Trillion ESG Market Is Being Driven by the US Government

(Bloomberg) -- A $1.8 trillion corner of the sustainable debt market is defying the wider downturn as investors snap up bonds sold largely by US government agencies even as Donald Trump leads a green retreat.Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying.Chicago Transit Faces ‘Doomsday Scenario,’ Regional Agency SaysLA Faces $1 Billion Budget Hole, Warns of Thousands of LayoffsNew York Subway Ditches MetroCard After 32 Years for Tap-And-GoDespite Cost-Cutt