• Jan 07, 2025

Africa Gets New Stock Market as Ethiopia Seeks to Woo Investors

(Bloomberg) -- Ethiopia is opening a stock exchange after a five-decade gap, in its latest step to lure investors to a nation that’s struggling to control regional strife as it recovers from a civil war. Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?Can States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadbuilding?Don’t Shrink the BusEthiopia Investment Holdings, w

  • Jan 07, 2025

India Considers Lifting Ban on Trade in Some Crop Futures

(Bloomberg) -- Follow Bloomberg India on WhatsApp for exclusive content and analysis on what billionaires, businesses and markets are doing. Sign up here.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?Can States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadbuilding?Don’t Shrink the BusIndia is considering revoking a three-year ban on futures trading in seven farm c

  • Jan 07, 2025

Is Bitcoin About to Break Out?

A reminder about tomorrow’s Seasonality Tool event … Bitcoin briefly retakes $100K … altcoin season is brewing … the latest on Trump tariffs and inflation Before we jump in, a reminder that tomorrow morning at 10 AM ET, Keith Kaplan is hosting a webinar that dives into more detail about TradeSmith’s brand-new Seasonality Tool. It offers investors one of the most impressive quantitative edges that we’ve ever seen. For newer Digest readers, Keith is the CEO of our corporate partner, TradeSmith, an

  • Jan 07, 2025

Australia's core inflation slows, keeping door open to Feb rate cut

Australian consumer price inflation crept up from three-year lows in November as electricity costs jumped, but a drop in core inflation still bolstered the case for a cut in interest rates as early as next month. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed its monthly consumer price index rose at an annual pace of 2.3% in November, up from 2.1% the previous month and just above market forecasts of 2.2%. Electricity prices jumped 22% in November but that was largely due to the timing of government rebates.

  • Jan 07, 2025

Australia’s Key Inflation Gauge Cools, Puts Rate Cut in Play

(Bloomberg) -- An important measure of Australian inflation slipped in November to edge closer to the central bank’s target band, suggesting that policymakers may have room to consider easing sooner than later. The currency fell.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?Can States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadbuilding?Don’t Shrink the BusThe cl

  • Jan 07, 2025

The Spiral’s $2.7 Billion Refinancing Kicks Off 2025 CMBS Market

(Bloomberg) -- Tishman Speyer and Henry Crown have raised $2.65 billion in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market for The Spiral office tower in New York, kicking off the single asset, single borrower sector that analysts expect to post a banner year.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?Don’t Shrink the BusCan States Hit the Brake

  • Jan 07, 2025

Quantum Computing Stocks Drop as Nvidia CEO Sees Use Years Away

(Bloomberg) -- The shares of IonQ Inc. and other companies linked to quantum computing tumbled in extended trading on Tuesday after Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang said “very useful” quantum computers are likely decades away.Most Read from BloombergNYC’s Subway Violence Deters Drive to Bring Workers Back to OfficeDutch Central Bank Restores Amsterdam’s ‘Ugliest Building’Can American Drivers Learn to Love Roundabouts?Don’t Shrink the BusCan States Hit the Brakes on Runaway Roadb