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...Strategists at Goldman Sachs set a 12-month target of 3,900 for the CSI 300 index, which would require a rise of more than 19 per cent from the gauge’s current level....
...The Vix curve shows a steady rise over the next six months from its current level of 12.8....
...The 30-year yield added 0.12 percentage points to 4.78 per cent — extending its climb after a long-dated Treasury auction on Thursday. Bond yields rise as their prices fall....
...The Hang Seng China Enterprises index, a relatively stable gauge in the past, has been hit by a slow economic recovery from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions between Beijing...
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...In bond markets, the 10-year Treasury yield climbed 0.12 percentage points to 4.8 per cent, while the 30-year yield jumped 0.13 percentage points to 4.93 per cent — a level most recently reached in 2007....
...That may offer a better gauge of the outlook for the US economy....
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