Opportunities are emerging in China’s beaten-up bond markets after the recent selling caused by the debt crisis at property developer Evergrande. Fund giant Fidelity is now investing money back into Chinese stocks as they believe there is a high risk-reward on offer. According to Reuters, there has been a variety of factors that has caused …
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To avoid an historic default, the US Senate has now voted to temporarily raise the nation’s debt limit to avoid catastrophic circumstances for the economy. Senators have agreed to raise the limit by $480bn (£352bn), which will cover the US until early December. According to the BBC, “the breakthrough came less than two weeks before …
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Oil prices have increased again today (Oct 11), extending multiweek gains as the energy crisis taking hold of many major economies shows no sign of stopping, causing supply restraints for vital producers.Reuters state that “Brent crude was up $1.20 cents, or 1.5%, at $83.59 a barrel by 0656 GMT, after gaining nearly 4% last week. …
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On Monday (Oct 11), the International Monetary Fund’s executive board expressed its support for Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva after reviewing allegations that she pressurised World Banks staff to change data in China’s favour. U.S. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen put Georgieva on notice stating that she will need to monitor how the IMF follow-up and evaluate …
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From Beijing to Delhi, authorities have been scrambling to fill a vast power supply gap on Tuesday (Oct 12), triggering global stock and bond market unrest, with worries that rising energy costs will stoke inflation and prohibit an economic recovery. Recent weeks have seen record highs in power prices, driven by shortages across Asia and Europe with …
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The world’s largest money manager, BlackRock Inc, voted against a resolution calling for the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to stop financing new fossil fuel projects. Reuters mention that “CBA’s largest shareholder said it opposed the resolution, which also asked the bank to publish targets to cut its fossil fuel exposures consistent with net zero greenhouse …
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