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UK Faces Calls From Traders to End Pre-Market Data Releases

(Bloomberg) -- The UK is expected to decide early in the new year whether it will continue to release key economic data before financial markets open, a practice that investors say spurs volatility that also feeds through to the real economy. Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionThe statistics regulator said it will share its verdict early in 2025 after considering evidence from the Off

Rakuten Plans Return to Dollar Bond Market With Hybrid Notes

(Bloomberg) -- Rakuten Group Inc. hired banks for a $500 million bond sale at a time when high-yield dollar note funding costs are near 17-year lows.Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionThe Japanese e-commerce firm is considering the sale of hybrid perpetual notes that can be called after five years, according to a person fami

Hedge Fund All-or-Nothing Trades Gain Traction in Options Market

(Bloomberg) -- With events from elections to central-bank rate moves to wars threatening upheaval in the markets, investors are increasingly seeking a pre-determined payoff if they bet right. Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionWhile many traders — from mom-and-pops to systematic hedge funds — are using zero-day-to-expiry lis

Bond Vigilantes Upend France’s Debt Market: Credit Weekly

(Bloomberg) -- Some of the biggest companies in France now have lower borrowing costs than the sovereign as credit traders fret about fiscal plans that risk toppling the government.Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesBonds issued by heavyweights including luxury fashion group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, plane maker Airbus SE and industrial gases firm Air Liquide SA were indica